Montessori Learning Path - 200 North 1st St - Rockford IL, 61107
MLP Jane Logsdon, Administrator - E: office@montessorilearningpath.com - P: 815-964-1700
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Montessori Learning Path
Mission
Montessori Learning Path was founded in 1983 as a not-for-profit preschool and kindergarten. Our mission is to apply Montessori principles in a contemporary pre-school setting. Through this our goal is to prepare each child for life, in cooperation with parents, by providing a unique and stimulating educational environment, which fosters a love for learning. The Montessori philosophy holds that each child is unique with his or her own talents and abilities, and that each child's educational experience should foster the growth of the whole child: intellectually, physically, psychologically and morally. We emphasize the dignity of the child, the value of purposeful work, the development of order, language, concentration, independence, manners, courtesy, and cooperative learning.
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Principles and Goals
Listed below are core principles, which we believe embody the essence of Montessori and are meant to serve as a guide in our efforts to achieve the mission.
  1. Maria Montessori espoused education for life. Children naturally have a love of learning and will find joy and fulfillment in new discoveries. As learning and growth occur the child's self-worth increases.
  2. The child's work is process rather than product oriented. His work strengthens his concentration and offers an intrinsic reward.
  3. The role of the adult is to guide each child through the natural process of learning. This is done through observation and assessment of the child's individual needs.
  4. There are periods of time in which the child more readily absorbs specific information and refines skills. These sensitive periods must guide the curriculum. The environment and teaching methods are designed to be fluid and will reflect the changing needs of the children as they continue to move through developmental stages towards maturation.
  5. The Montessori classroom has the atmosphere of order, beauty and harmony which is inviting to the children when choosing works. The children work both independently as well as with a group throughout their day.
  6. The Montessori materials and activities are self-correcting and isolate basic concepts. This eliminates the frustration of error for the children.
  7. When positive communication skills are encouraged within the classroom, the children learn to cooperate rather than compete. Given the responsibility for problem solving and conflict resolution the children gain the life-long social tools and the sense of individual well-being necessary to promote a cohesive society.
  8. The classroom environment should also offer experiences and materials which: develop concentration; encourage physical independence; promote sensorial awareness, language development, and mathematical exploration; allow for cultural exposure; and provide opportunities for creative expression.
  9. Our environment is an active one, allowing the child freedom to experience the excitement of success. This freedom also has its limitations. Responsibility, problem solving, socializing, courtesy and autonomy are a vital part of our curriculum. At the core of Montessori is a respect for each child's integrity and self worth.
  10. Realizing that the best way to teach is by example and that to solidify the concepts we've been taught, we need an opportunity to share our knowledge with others, Montessori gave us classrooms where younger children can walk in the footsteps of the older ones and follow their examples, while the older children can share what they have learned by tutoring those younger.
  11. An agreed base of common values between home and school creates the security children require to thrive. Montessori Learning Path works to establish this end through parent and community education.
  12. Montessori had a universal view of life, which she called cosmic education. Each individual is a valued part of the universe. No one stands alone. All life is interconnected and interdependent. The characteristics that bind all life together are order, harmony, and respect.
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