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    The document outlines the key requirements for starting a Montessori children's house. It discusses that Montessori environments should provide stimulating learning through self-directed activities rather than confining children to desks. It also emphasizes that the environment can greatly impact a child's development. The document then lists the basic requirements which include having a clear vision and philosophy, compliant facilities, activity areas designed for independence and calm focus, and a wide range of hands-on learning materials across various subject areas. It also stresses that Montessori must be implemented fully through well-trained teachers, uninterrupted work periods, alternative assessment methods, and parent/community involvement to achieve the goal of nurturing independent, lifelong learners

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    The document outlines the key requirements for starting a Montessori children's house. It discusses that Montessori environments should provide stimulating learning through self-directed activities rather than confining children to desks. It also emphasizes that the environment can greatly impact a child's development. The document then lists the basic requirements which include having a clear vision and philosophy, compliant facilities, activity areas designed for independence and calm focus, and a wide range of hands-on learning materials across various subject areas. It also stresses that Montessori must be implemented fully through well-trained teachers, uninterrupted work periods, alternative assessment methods, and parent/community involvement to achieve the goal of nurturing independent, lifelong learners

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    The document outlines the key requirements for starting a Montessori children's house. It discusses that Montessori environments should provide stimulating learning through self-directed activities rather than confining children to desks. It also emphasizes that the environment can greatly impact a child's development. The document then lists the basic requirements which include having a clear vision and philosophy, compliant facilities, activity areas designed for independence and calm focus, and a wide range of hands-on learning materials across various subject areas. It also stresses that Montessori must be implemented fully through well-trained teachers, uninterrupted work periods, alternative assessment methods, and parent/community involvement to achieve the goal of nurturing independent, lifelong learners

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    Shazia Saleem Roll No.

    D - 13003 Module -1

    Requirements to Start a House of Children & its


    Implementation
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Stimulating Learning Environment


    Placing 20 or more children, roughly the same age in a little room and confining them to
    desks, making them wait in line, making them behave will never achieve educational goals.
    The education system other than Montessori has imposed adult point of view on the child.
    The discord between child and adult stems from our distrust in the child’s ability to learn
    and disbelief in the child’s discovery on his own.

    Montessori strongly believed that child’s mind absorbs environment, leaving lasting
    impressions upon it, forming it and providing nourishment for it. Montessori warned that
    the quality of environment could greatly enhance a child’s life or seriously diminish it.

    Howard Gardner says, “The smarter the environment and more powerful the interventions
    and resources the more competent the individuals will become and less important will be
    their genetic inheritance.

    Montessori child should spend largest amount of time 40% in self-directed study. This time
    is not merely for manipulation of objects in itself that is important for child. What is
    important is the mental action that is encouraged when child acts on objects himself. The
    environment should facilitate this mental action.

    Following are basic requirements to achieve the Montessori goals.

    1. Organizational Roots
    A Montessori school must have a vision to afford all children the opportunity to access

    a quality Montessori education which will fulfill the need of the whole child and promote
    self-motivated, independent, lifelong learners by supporting the natural development of
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    each child in a respectful, well prepared environment. It should be a place where children
    can grow and meet their needs independent of the adult. Montessori school should help the
    child in building his ideas by means of sensible objects and by placing the child at the
    center of the process.

    Besides this, the local legal, social and health services, insurance protection, building and
    zoning, health record keeping, class size, food service, fire code, building code and teacher-
    student ratios are also important to check and should comply with the local municipality
    requirements.

    2. Activity Areas - Set the Stage


    The multisensory experiences should start right from the doorstep of the class. An ideal
    Montessori classroom is sunny and airy but draft-free with low windows. Ideally
    washrooms must be located just off the classroom with child sized fixtures and fittings.
    Child height water sources would be nice feature, along with low light switches. A separate
    cloakroom, individual outdoor spaces with interior alcoves and discrete spaces which help
    create a “house of children” atmosphere are appreciable.

    Natural lighting, soft colors and uncluttered spaces set the stage for activity that is focused
    and calm. Learning materials are displayed on accessible shelves, fostering independence
    as students go about their work. Everything should be, where it is supposed to be,
    conveying a sense of harmony and order that both comforts and inspires.

    There must be spaces suited to group activity and areas where a student can settle in alone.
    Each child should have 20 sq. feet to lay out strands of beads for counting or for an
    elementary student to ponder a 10-foot-long Timeline of Life. To accommodate lunch
    about 400 sq. feet space is required. Number of students in a class should not be more than
    25. Ultimately the final test is how well the children function within their environment.
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    3. Learning Materials
    Each material should teach a single skill or concept at a time for example various dressing
    frames help toddlers learn to button, zip and tie; 3-dimension grammar symbols help
    elementary students analyze sentence structure and style. Concrete materials provide
    passage to abstraction, and introduce concepts that are becoming complex in natural world.
    We can categorize materials keeping in view the following fields:

    a. Exercises for Practical life


    The primary goal of practical life material is to empower children by giving them skills
    like walking on line, grace & courtesy, dusting, table washing, sweeping, folding clothes,
    pouring, flower arranging, dish washing, care of plants, washing hands, table setting etc.
    The tools should be child sized and allow for care of oneself and the environment.

    b. Sensorial
    Wooden cylinders, Pink Tower, Brown Stairs, Geometry Cabinet, Sound Boxes, Smelling
    Bottles, Mystery Bag, Constructive Triangles, Binomial and Trinomial Cubes, sorting
    exercises tool, Thermic tablets are some important sensorial development tools.

    c. Language
    Phonogram objects, phonetic cards, chalkboards for writing, sand paper letters, grammar
    boxes, fantasy books etc. should or at least can be teacher made and don’t require huge
    financial investment.

    d. Maths
    Number rods, sandpaper numbers, decimal numeral cards, unit division board,
    multiplication board etc. are a few important tools for mathematical skills.

    e. Cultural (Science & Geography)


    Land and Water forms, maps, globe, geography cards, botany cabinet, bug jar, sink & float
    materials, animal puzzles help children increase their cultural skills.
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    f. Art
    Every class must have creative materials like easel, paints, crayons, chart papers, coloured
    pencils, and play-doughs.

    Implementation of Montessori
    Montessori cannot be done piecemeal; it is total curriculum approach that is integrated and
    sequential. Montessori programming should be implemented entirely with minimal
    interruption from auxiliary classes or services. Following are the aspects that I would
    consider for implementing Montessori.

    1. Providing Montessori Trained Teachers


    The guides who are experienced at child psychology, material demonstration, practiced
    with Montessori materials, observation of classrooms and respect for child attitude are
    hallmarks of “House of Children”.

    2. Uninterrupted work periods


    An extended period of classroom time in which children of mixed age groups can engage
    in self-selected activities are to be provided. Sessions will last for upto 3 hours.

    3. Using Montessori-specific progress reporting


    mechanism
    Montessori house should strive to produce students:

    Who are moral beings; confident; competent learners;

    Who are independent; autonomous;

    Who are socially responsible; who are free within limits;

    Who are intrinsically motivated; who are academically prepared;


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    Who are spiritually aware; who are able to handle external authority;

    Who become citizens of the world; and who become stewards of the planet;

    For these goals I will assess students on the basis of their projects, portfolios, verbal
    discussion skills, demonstration of problem solving, analysis and implementation. With the
    increasing availability of alternative assessment instruments, better alignment of
    assessment and Montessori curriculum can be attained.

    4. By involving parents and community


    Community forums that deal with aspects of Montessori parent education are recurring
    events for increasing public awareness and keeping parents informed of ways of bringing
    Montessori into their homes. Research confirms that academic achievements are directly
    proportional to parent involvement.
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    References
    https://prismmmm.blogspot.com/2014/06/main-requirements-to-be-considered-to.html

    https://www.studymode.com/.../which-are-the-main-requirements-to-be-considered-to...

    www.mariamontessori.org › School › What we offer › Montessori Children’s House

    https://smallbusiness.chron.com › Types of Businesses to Start › Day Care Centers

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