At Brilliant Star Montessori, children experience joyful learning and social interaction throughout their day. Each child is allowed the freedom to explore and develop at his or her own pace in an atmosphere where learning through helping, working and playing is pleasurable. The children advance through their work as they are ready, always ensuring a high degree of understanding and mastery while building upon their foundations. Our school is fully equipped with official Montessori materials and our classroom directors are all Montessori certified with extensive teaching experience and credentials. Brilliant Star Montessori is committed to offer authentic Montessori programs using the Montessori materials and philosophy with trained Montessori staff.
Casa Program: Preschool & Kindergarten (Ages 3 months to 5 years old)
Casa students are of preschool and kindergarten age, 3-5 years old, and form a community of 12-18 children all working together or alongside one another. Equal numbers of each level (3’s, 4’s and 5’s) create an optimum dynamic for learning. Older children are the examples for and mentors to younger children. Children who are 3 and 4 years of age attend either a half-day or a full day program and 5 year olds attend either a full day or alternating day program. The teacher’s role is one primarily of guide/facilitator. The child is taken through a sequence of lessons that are designed to create greater skill and independence. Once introduced to the materials, students have the freedom to move about and choose their own learning activities leading to increased confidence and satisfaction. Dr. Maria Montessori discovered that children at this age have extraordinary powers of the mind. She called it “the absorbent mind.” It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to absorb knowledge with peak receptivity. The Casa Montessori environment takes advantage of this opportunity by creating a classroom rich with material for learning.
Lower Elementary: Grades 1 ~ 5 (Ages 6 to 10)
As students move from the Casa program into Lower Elementary, academic and developmental needs change. Students move from the sensorial level to the abstract. A turning towards the intellectual and moral sides of life also occurs at this age. There is a great transformation in the child –wanting to explore the world in which he/she lives, wanting to learn what is right or wrong, and wishing to explore meaningful roles in society. Children of this age want to know how everything came to be, the history of the universe, how our world works and why humans behave as they do. They ask the BIG questions and need real answers.
+ Before and After School Care
We offer an on-site Before and After Care program to assist our families who require extended care for their children. Extended Care hours are from 7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Extended Care Program is available for all children in the Casa and Elementary Programs.