At our Cabrillo, Calaveras and Crescent Montessori campuses, we love the “No!” attitude of Pre-Primary and twos. That’s because it’s an assertion of autonomy that leads to a “yes” to new development opportunities like increased body control and expression of feelings. Only when children feel a sense of personal power (“I can affect things”) are they ready to move to the next critical task of realizing a sense of competence (“I can achieve things”). This is an important step out into the wider world as active learners and problem-solvers. Through competence, children develop genuine confidence and a sense of who they are in the world. Like all learning environments at MSOSV, the Montessori-inspired space for Pre-Primary is carefully planned to promote exploration, independence, order, and freedom of choice and movement. While it’s strategically organized with defined learning areas, it is open to allow plenty of room for social interaction and activities required for growth and development.

As the foundational cornerstone of Montessori education, the primary experience supports the child’s natural inclination to seek out and master a wide array of life skills and cognitive abilities. Our hands-on learning approach includes curriculum areas important and relevant to this particular stage of the child’s development: language, mathematics, sensorial, practical life, cultural studies, geography, botany, zoology, history, music, and art. At MSOSV, the learning environment is more than just a classroom. Each primary space is a warm and secure community atmosphere designed to meet the child’s needs at every developmental step. Our Montessori-certified teachers are specialists in primary education, skilled at guiding each child through carefully planned activities and lessons that build sensory-motor skills, socialization, self-esteem, and independence, a sense of order, concentration, and cooperation.

As with all of our programs, the Kindergarten – 3rd year offering at the Montessori School of Silicon Valley provides a unique, open environment that emphasizes your child’s natural interests and allows your child to set his or her own developmental pace. The Montessori education journey all began with Dr. Maria Montessori. Through scientific observations, she determined children learn best at their own pace and given the choice of activities. The practical application of sensory-based and self-directed learning is the most important thread across all our programs including Kindergarten – 3rd year Montessori.