MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF AMSTERDAM

Providing an educational foundation for 3-5 year olds

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Information

OPEN HOUSE and Fall registration also Summer camp details

Wednesday June 4th, (5:30-7:30 pm )
 

School Gallery
 

                

 

A different philosophy

The Montessori School of Amsterdam (M.S.A.) offers a total approach to educating your child. We provide a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning, using proven tools to help shape each child’s intellectual, physical and social growth.

Our Special Place

Our school is a renovated, century old Victorian home located in Amsterdam, NY.  With its home-like setting and bright, comfortable learning space, the "Children's House" is ideally suited to the Montessori learning method, providing the right balance for children who are making the transition from home to school.

Sessions

The Montessori School of Amsterdam has two daily sessions:

Morning 8:30-11:30 (5 days a week)   and  Afternoon 12:30-3:30 (3 days a week)

MSA PROVIDES

Self-paced learning

Small groups

One and one instruction

 Individually tailored curriculum

A loving, nurturing education atmosphere
 

Contact: Elaine Ko, Administrator

Logon to the MSA Parents Information Site for school updates and form downloads

Call for info: 518-843-8387

Sensorial Area – is designed to help the child focus their attention more carefully on the physical world, exploring with each of their senses the subtle variations in the properties of objects. It includes materials that discriminate size, dimensions, colors, textures, odors, tastes, geometric forms, volumes, pitches and more.

Language – Montessori teaches basic skills phonetically, encouraging children to compose their own stories using the “moveable alphabet.” Reading skills normally develop so smoothly in Montessori classrooms that students tend to exhibit a sudden “explosion” into reading. In this area you will find a large variety of readiness material, including materials for phonetic analysis, word attack skills and beginning reading, as well as materials for the refinement of motor control for writing.

Cultural Studies – This makes up a major part of the curriculum and includes scientific studies, the history of the earth, of civilizations, and the arts. They are presented in impressionistic and imaginative ways. Montessori tries to present a sense of living history at every level through direct hands-on experience. The goal is to develop a global perspective.

 Science –The scope of the Montessori science curriculum includes a sound introduction to botany, zoology, geology, and astronomy. The Montessori approach to science cultivates children’s fascination with the universe and helps them develop a lifelong interest in observing nature and discovering more about the world in which they live.

Math – Students use hands-on learning materials that make abstract concepts clear and concrete. They literally see and explore what is going on.