WHY IS THE THIRD YEAR OF MONTESSORI WORK CYCLE IMPORTANT?
 

The Full Day Kindergarten Program (for 5-year-old children)

Children typically stay in a Primary (2.5-5) classroom for two to three years, depending on the age they enter. The Primary classroom prepares them for a first-grade environment, and the oldest children at the Primary level are included in Full Day Kindergarten. The most important part of this program is having the children finish the natural curriculum of the Primary classroom and prepare for their elementary years ahead.
 
It is also the case that the Kindergarten children will have the majority of the Primary Teacher’s attention for lessons in the afternoons and may have additional responsibilities in the classroom as well. Many Montessori students often have developed academic skills that may be beyond other children in different program. However, academic progress is not our ultimate goal in Monarch Montessori School. Our real hope is that the children will have an incredible sense of self-confidence, enthusiasm for learning, and will feel closely bonded to their teachers and classmates. We want much more than competency in the basic skills; we want them to honestly enjoy school and feel good about themselves as students. 

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Once children have developed a high degree of self-confidence, independence, and enthusiasm for the learning process, they normally can adapt to all sorts of new situations. While there is wonderful and exciting reasoning to carefully consider keeping a child in Montessori through elementary school and beyond, by the time they are first grade they will typically be able to go off to their new school with not only a vibrant curiosity and excitement about making new friends and learning new things.