schooling in ENGLISH,Spanish & French through Montessori,Curriculums & pLAY
groups of 3/6 kids per teacher/tutor to optimize learning
We are favorizing quality to quantity
WELCOME IN OUR EXCLUSIVE SMALL-SIZED CLASS.
CLASS-SIZE REDUCTION IN A MONTESSORI ENVIRONMENT IS A SUCCESS STORY. PARENTS LOVE IT, AS THEIR CHILDREN GET MORE INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION DURING THE AGE OF CONSCIOUS ABSORPTION (2 TO 6) AND TEACHERS ENJOY IT.
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who are we ?
WE ARE FAVORIZING QUALITY TO QUANTITY TO GUARANTY SUCCESS
WE ARE IDENTIFYING OURSELVES WITH A PROGRESSIVE MONTESSORI TEACHING APPROACH.
Maria Montessori herself continued to evolve her methods throughout her lifetime, incorporating new ideas and approaches as they emerged, why not continuing?
To her approach, we added, for our todays's students, methods, materials and teachings adapted to the 21st century.
Maria Montessori had classes of 25-40 kids, we reduced the size to 5/6 per guide/teacher, this allowed us to know our students better and consequently optimize our teaching adding more techniques, curriculums and lessons that wouldn't be possible in a setting with more students, we are definItely not a regular Montessori environment, we are more than that.
We are also following the New York City curriculum and the chosen language country curriculum as well. Our educators supplement traditional Montessori materials and hands-on activities placing a greater emphasis on interdisciplinary learning and project/theme based learning, allowing children to explore topics in depth and make connection across disciplines. Children that are knowledgeable have explored relevant and significant concepts and can remember what they have learned or seen.We have different themes every 1 to 2 weeks (example: volcanos and Landforms, From caterpillar to butterfly, Lifecycle of a plant, Five senses, Weather theme, the Human Body, etc...)
OUR STUDENTS ARE EXPLORING WITH THEIR HANDS, EARS, EYES AND VOICE.
WE ARE A TRILINGUAL MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL
TEACHING MULTILINGUAL IMMERSION CLASSES, WE ARE PREPARING OUR STUDENTS TO BE GLOBALLY AWARE...
AT ATELIER DE LA CASA, YOU CAN CHOOSE THE OPTION BILINGUAL (ENGLISH/FRENCH OR ENGLISH/SPANISH) DURING SCHOOL HOURS.
BUT YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE THE TRILINGUAL OPTION ADDING A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE THAN THE ONE CHOSEN FOR SCHOOL FOR AFTER-SCHOOL HOURS OR SIMPLY REENFORCING THE BILINGUALISM OF YOUR CHILD, WE OFFER 1 AND 2 HOURS AFTER SCHOOL OF IMMERSION IN FRENCH OR SPANISH.
REMEMBER THIS IS THE AGE OF ABSORPTION, ANY LANGUAGE IS QUICKLY LEARNED, WE ARE TEACHING THROUGH MONTESSORI, CURRICULUMS OF THE LANGUAGE'S COUNTRY AND PLAY.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT LEARNING LANGUAGES AT AN EARLY AGE BOOST PROBLEM-SOLVING, CRITICAL-THINKING AND LISTENING SKILLS, IN ADDITION TO IMPROVING MEMORY, CONCENTRATION, AND THE ABILITY TO MULTITASK. CHILDREN PROFICIENT IN OTHER LANGUAGES ALSO SHOW SIGNS OF ENHANCED CREATIVITY AND MENTAL FLEXIBILITY. THE MULTILINGUALISM HAS THE ADVANTAGE TO OFFER A GREAT EXERCISE FOR THE BRAIN, SWITCHING FROM A LANGUAGE TO AN OTHER ONE.
SMALL CLASSES AREN'T TRENDY THEY ARE EFFECTIVE AT FOSTERING STUDENTS SUCCESS!
IMAGINE HOW MUCH MORE YOUR CHILD WOULD BENEFIT FROM AN EDUCATION IN A SMALL CLASS-SIZE...
AT THE AGE OF ABSORPTION (2/3 TO 6 YEARS OLD) THE ABSORBENT MIND IS THE CAPACITY FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN FROM THEIR ENVIRONMENT QUICKLY AND WITHOUT RULES - WHY STARTING TO LEARN LANGUAGES IN THIS TIME FRAME IS A PIECE OF CAKE. CHILDREN UNCONSCIOUSLY ABSORB SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS AND DEVELOP THEIR PERSONALITIES DURING THOSE FORMATIVE YEARS ( THIS IS "THE" IMPORTANT TIME TO FRAME OUR CHILDREN'S MINDS POSITIVELY AND PROJECT THEMSELVES AS A STRONG, CAPABLE AND SUCCESSFUL HUMAN BEING.
OUR PROGRAMS
ROOTED IN MONTESSORI PHILOSOPHY OUR APPROACH IS BUILT ON A DEEP RESPECT FOR INDIVIDUALITY OF EACH CHILD.
OUR CURRICULUM IS A MIXOLOGY OF MONTESSORI & NEW YORK STATE CURRICULUM, IT IS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE MASTERY AND EXCELLENCE. BY CHALLENGING AND EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH DEEP CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND KEEN ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, WE'RE HELPING THEM BECOME MORE CONFIDENT IN THEIR INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES.
OUR LESSONS PLANS SUPPORT YOUR CHILD 'S INDIVIDUALITY BY OFFERING THEM EXPERIENCES THAT ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY & CRITICAL THINKING.
WE ARE STUDENTS CENTERED, OUR MONTESSORI METHOD FOSTERS RIGOROUS, SELF MOTIVATED GROWTH FOR CHILDREN IN ALL AREAS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT, COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL. USUALLY MONTESSORI CLASSES SIZE ARE BETWEEN 25 TO 40 KIDS MIXED BETWEEN 2 YEARS TO 6 YEARS OLD) AS A SMALL CLASS SIZE (10/12 CHILDREN) WE ARE ABLE TO REACH OUR FULL CAPACITY TO TEACH EFFICIENTLY AND REACH OUR CURRICULUMS GOALS FASTER.
In childhood, the Montessori term “work” is where the traditional definitions for play and work meet. In Montessori, a child's efforts ,focus and determination are not minimized or written off as futile, this is the roots for success. The word “work” is a respectful way of referring to the natural inclination to explore and learn, or as most people refer to it as “play”.
ATELIER DE LA CASA IS MORE THAN A WARM AND NURTURING PLACE, OUR HIGHLY TRAINED TEAM IS COMMITTED TO INSPIRING, EDUCATING AND GUIDING YOUR CHILD TOWARD IN ENGLISH, FRENCH AND SPANISH LANGUAGE WHILE LEARNING LIFE SKILLS, EXPLORING TOPICS, LEARNING ABOUT THE WORLD AND GAINING A STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATION.
EMBRACING EACH CHILD 'S UNIQUE POTENTIAL, WE EMPOWER CHILDREN TO BECOME INDEPENDENT, KNOWLEDGEABLE, SELF CONFIDENT, CARING CITIZEN OF THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD.
OU GUIDES ARE ACTIVE IN THEIR OBSERVATION AND TEACHING
WE DON'T HAVE A TRADITIONAL 2/4 ASSISTANTS FOR 1 TEACHER, TRYING TO TEACH 20 TO 30 STUDENTS.
OUR FORMULA IS 3/6 STUDENTS PER GUIDE/TEACHER AND THIS IS FANTASTIC!
IN OUR BIGGER CLASSROOMS , WE ARE KEEPING THE SAME FORMULA WITH A GUIDE/TEACHER LEADER PER CLASSROOM.
TEACHING A LOVE OF LEARNING IN THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT
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WORDS FROM THE FOUNDER
As an experienced teacher & mother, I wanted to design the best schooling for my child and I designed it for my son and all of us
Hello everyones, I am Lili-Gen, I m native french, I have been teaching for 20 years, I have experienced International, Academic, Montessori schools and private teaching. When my son Matteo was born, I started asking myself what kind of education I wanted my precious one to grow into (question, all of us wonder about), let me offer you my perspective from 20 years working with kids, and being inside the school system...from my experience there is no perfection, at this age of curiosity development (sign of intelligence) the number of kids in a classroom is being the factor number one in failure unless you have the attention of the teacher constantly, why small groups of 3/6 is being a great point at ATELIER DE LA CASA.
Today’s classrooms are more diverse than ever. Each student/child has individual strengths, weaknesses, and interests—as well as social, behavioral, and cultural factors—that all impact their learning process. Teachers are put in the difficult position of trying to meet each student/child’s unique needs to ensure that all students
succeed, regardless of their learning style.
How can teachers address the needs of all students at all levels, at the same time? Struggling students may be left behind, while advanced students may not be challenged sufficiently. The “one-size-fits-all” approach to education is outdated. Instead, learning must be strategically tailored to work for each student.
Montessori and small sized classrooms allow teachers to modify and improve their lesson plans to meet the needs of individual students by collecting and analyzing data. By being close, teachers determine areas of study where students struggle and excel, and at which stage in the learning process miscommunication may have occurred. It allows teachers to make the necessary adjustments to their teaching approach.
As a teacher we’ve all had that student who takes one look at an assignment and shuts down. They sit and stare. They develop a sudden and pressing need to go to the bathroom. They start to talk and distract others. They run, hide, If students lack the confidence and sense of self-efficacy needed to be successful now and in their future, they will choose to do nothing rather than try and fail yet again. Our job as educators is to give them the tools they need in order to be successful. At the age of absorption (2-6) our kids need their minds to be framed positively, why this is the period they need us more than ever to be close...we are creating a lifetime foundation, we need to teach to their level. This means a commitment to getting to know our students as well as possible: academically, cognitively, culturally, and emotionally.
Strong from my teaching experience, I designed my perfect Montessori program, separated in 2 parts, English in the morning and 2nd language immersion in the afternoon. A second language being as important as english and being taught by immersion at the same level than english with the aim not to become an exotic enrichment but for the student/child to become fluent. We also offer after-school language teaching using Montessori, immersion, play and curriculums. The main idea is to not dissociate the focus to learn a new language with the general teaching a child need at this age in the same language (motors, geography, history, biology, writing, emotions...etc).
If you feel like me, that your child need great attention to have a wonderful beginning, a mind framed to be a winner and develop a love of learning, this is for you! with our qualified team support, our intimate sized school and our limited number of kids, we are targeting quality teaching . Our focus is the positive development of our children, our future.