Our vision is that all children in our community develop a love of learning, allowing them to reach their full and richest potential. We aspire to create an environment true to the Montessori philosophy in which our students will thrive. Our staff are highly trained and dedicated to delivering a progressive and integrated Montessori curriculum.
At Lindfield Montessori, we promote respect for self, others, the environment, and the community as a whole. The teachers maintain close partnerships with families and it is through these strong relationships that we all contribute to each child’s learning and development.
Lindfield Montessori Preschool is a safe, caring, non-denominational learning environment for 3 – 6-year-old children of all backgrounds. We believe that education is not only an aid to life, but it should also be fun. We believe that people work best when they do what they love and love what they do. Lindfield Montessori:
- Aims to provide an environment that encourages self-directed learning
- Provides a prepared environment to cater to the holistic needs of the child
- Values family partnerships that are based on mutual respect and open communication
- Links the child’s home environment to the classroom environment reinforcing learning and promoting the child's unique and valuable contributions
- Embraces the Early Years Learning Framework and the underlying principles, practices, and outcomes
- Is aligned with the NSW Board of Studies to provide an educational program based on the practice, principles, and methodologies of Dr. Maria Montessori.
We offer a three-year program for children from 3 to 6 years of age. All children attend 5 days per week. For the first two years children attend half days, 8.30 am to 12.00 pm with the option to enroll in the afternoon program from 12 pm to 2.30 pm. The 3 and 4-year-olds’ afternoon program is booked termly in advance and families have the option to choose between 2 to 5 afternoons per week. In the third year (the Kindergarten program) children attend five full days per week from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm. Lindfield Montessori operates for four terms per year.
A Montessori 3-6 year environment is created to match the developing needs of the children as they pass through this rapid period of amazing self-construction focusing on hands-on learning in both individual and small group lessons. The Montessori curriculum is designed to support social, creative, language, mathematical and physical development while fostering individual interests through science, geography, biology, and more. Every material in a Montessori classroom supports an aspect of child development complimenting the child’s innate interests. Children can learn through their own experience and at their own pace.
Staff and parents at Lindfield Montessori recognize each child as an individual learner, with a complex mix of abilities and prior experiences. Curriculum planning is centered on the individual needs of the child. The mixed age group offers many benefits for the child children inspire each other, older children teach younger children, reinforcing learning. The younger children are in admiration of their older peers and may occasionally teach the older children too. The diversity of abilities in the classroom supports unique contributions, which is invaluable for the development of self-assurance.
During the three-year journey at Lindfield Montessori, each child has the opportunity to thrive in the areas of creativity, independence, focus, perseverance, imagination, emotional intelligence, and above all a love of learning. These qualities are achieved through a supportive program that strives to maintain learning based on the child’s interests and needs. We, in collaboration with parents, recognize that each child's interests and needs change as they develop, we endeavor to adapt our approach to their ever-changing needs.
