The Montessori Primary Years course of study is an integrated view of interrelated disciplines offered in three-year cycles, which starts with the global and historical perspective, then moves forward to current and local events. This approach differs from the traditional model in which the curriculum is compartmentalized into separate subjects, with given topics limited by grade level.  In the Montessori approach, lessons are introduced simply and concretely, in the context of history in the early lessons and are reintroduced several times during the following years at increasing degrees of abstraction and complexity. The curriculum from the primary through the Primary Years program is engineered to meet and capitalize on the changing developmental stages of the child. This is a very key foundation of the Montessori Method. The major developmental change for a child of Primary age is gaining the ability to reason and to imagine, and these skills are used in the classroom.

This course of study is an integrated thematic approach where major concepts are introduced through the Great lessons, which challenge the imagination and provide a framework which ties separate disciplines of the curriculum together into studies of the physical universe, the world of nature, and the human experience.  Mathematics, science, literature, the arts, history, social issues, government, philosophy, economics, art, and the study of technology all complement one another in our curriculum.

Children learn about other disciplines by starting at the beginning; the origins of the universe; the formation of the stars, planets, the sun and the earth.  Time lines, charts and research cards on the advancement of civilizations help children study areas of interest – geology, biology, geography and history.  Different periods of history are explored broadly, and students pursue many areas in depth.

In addition to the more academic subjects and Sports, the Montessori curriculum includes the following areas: