At Renaissance Montessori Academy, our Primary classrooms follow the traditional Montessori approach, offering children ages 2½ through Kindergarten a mixed-age environment where independence, curiosity, and collaboration thrive.
Each classroom is intentionally designed with carefully prepared Montessori materials and guided by trained Montessori educators. Children engage in uninterrupted morning work cycles, and for those over four years old, a second afternoon cycle extends their learning. Younger children are supported with rest, naps, or quiet activities, respecting their natural rhythms.
As part of our commitment to excellence, RMA is actively engaged in the Montessori accreditation process through the International Montessori Council, ensuring our practices align with the highest standards of authentic Montessori education.
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Designed to help your child become self-directed, self-motivated, and self-confident.
At RMA, each hands-on activity and academic experience allows your child to develop self-mastery. Here, children learn at their own pace–a lot faster than you might think–preparing them for a structured and more successful future.
The Montessori Environment: Nurturing Your Child’s Success
The physical environment of our Montessori classrooms is carefully prepared, orderly, precise, and attractive. It is designed to inspire learning without being overstimulating. Our nurturing facilities are vital to the success of our program.
RMA Programs: Preparing Your Child Every Day
One day’s lessons may be focused on functions of the human body, while another day’s may encourage children to explore what makes the Earth’s continents. Frequent art activities help your child express themselves in a multitude of ways. Our Primary classrooms prepare children not only for academic success but also for a lifetime of learning. Many families choose to continue into RMA’s Elementary program, where children expand on the independence, problem-solving, and love of learning cultivated in Primary.
Practical Life:
These exercises aid in the child’s development of order, concentration, coordination, and independence. They relate to the care of self and the environment and emphasize the development of a step-by-step approach to work activities. These are essential for establishing the good work habits that are necessary for later success in the academic areas of the classroom.
Sensorial:
These exercises aid in the child’s development of perception and sensory awareness. The sensorial materials isolate all the different senses and are developmental, leading to finer and finer distinctions. These perceptual skills provide the child with the tools for all learning.
Language:
These exercises provide the child with the concrete foundation for all further language work. Activities emphasizing auditory and visual perception skills are begun with children 2 ½ to 3 years old. This basis for a phonetic approach to the sounds of our language leads directly to writing and reading. Learning the usage and function of words, with an emphasis on reading for meaning, leads to greater creativity in expression and enthusiasm for both reading and writing.
Math:
These exercises introduce the child to the world of numbers in concrete form. The child not only learns numbers and counting, but is also introduced to addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and the concept of fractions.
Cultural:
These exercises provide an introduction to the world around the child through exercises in history, geography, science, art, music, and foreign language. A child’s early years are the foundation upon which the rest of his experiences are built. The importance of providing a strong and positive base is paramount. In Montessori education, the child is respected as an individual in the environment with unique potential. This carefully and appropriately planned transforming environment provides a wide range of experiences and opportunities that encourage and enhance the child’s ability to fulfill his potential.
