Montessori Parent Guide 6 – 12 Years

Parents/whānau frequently ask: ‘So, how do I know it is really Montessori?’
What are the essential elements of Montessori education?
What should we be looking for when considering a Montessori primary (6-12) education for our tamariki?

Montessori Aotearoa New Zealand has produced a Parent Guide to help you better understand Montessori education and to find answers to your questions about Montessori for six to 12-year-olds.

You can read your Parent Guide online:

Parent Guide 6-12 Years

or download a print version.

This Parent Guide is in four sections:

  • Vision and Leadership
  • The Learning Environment
  • The Kaiako (teacher)
  • The Community
  • In each section we have identified the following:
  • Essential Elements are provided to help you better understand what Montessori can offer your infant/toddler. These elements are aligned to the Montessori Journey to Excellence Te Ara Ki Huhuatanga (MJ2Ex): Essential Elements.
  • What it looks like examples are given of how each Essential Element may ‘look’ in practice.
  • Questions to ask staff some questions you could ask the staff to gain further insight.
  • Questions to ask yourself by observing in a Montessori early learning centre you can answer some of your own questions.

This Parent Guide may help you answer the question ‘Can Montessori primary education establish a profound emotional, spiritual and academic base for my child’s future?’

Download

Parent Guide - 6 to 12 years (PDF)