SUNGARDEN MONTESSORI CENTER INC

PROVIDED AN ASSOCIATION MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALE (AMI) ACCREDITED MONTESSORI PROGRAM FOR 50 PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN-AGED CHILDREN, AS WELL AS PROVIDING PARENT ENRICHMENT RESOURCES.THE SCHOOL PROVIDES: - TWO BEAUTIFULLY PREPARED MONTESSORI CLASSROOMS WITH OUTDOOR PATIOS, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO AN OUTDOOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. - AN ACTIVE GARDEN AND OUTDOOR "NATURESCAPE" IN WHICH CHILDREN INTERACT WITH NATURE, LEARN ABOUT FOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS. - ONE AMI TRAINED TEACHER AND ONE TRAINED ASSISTANT IN EACH CLASSROOM, IN ADDITION TO A TRAINED OUTDOOR TEACHER WHO WORKS WITH THE CHILDREN IN OUR OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. - SCHOOL FIVE DAYS PER WEEK FROM 8:30 - 12:00 FOR YOUNGER PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AND 8:30 - 3:00 FOR OLDER PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN-AGE CHILDREN. WE ACCOMMODATE CHILDREN WHO NAP DIRECTLY IN THE CLASSROOM SO THAT THEY MAY REJOIN THEIR PEERS UPON WAKING FROM THEIR REST. - EARLY ARRIVAL AND AFTER CARE IS AVAILABLE (8:00 - 5:30) - A SUMMER PROGRAM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON GARDENING, NATURE ACTIVITIES, ARTS AND CRAFTS, COOKING, PICNICS AND PLAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK - PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES TWICE A YEAR - MONTHLY PARENT MEETINGS WITH ADMINISTRATOR TO DISCUSS MONTESSORI PHILOSOPHY, MATERIALS AND THEIR USE, AND WAYS OF BRINGING THE SPIRIT OF MONTESSORI INTO THE HOME - THREE PARENT INFORMATION EVENINGS ADDRESSING MONTESSORI EDUCATION AND PARENTING - THREE PARENT-CHILD OPEN HOUSES DURING WHICH CHILDREN DEMONSTRATE ACTIVITIES FOR PARENTS - A PARENT LENDING LIBRARY