-	*The American Montessori Society®*Corresponding School/International Member School in HK
-	Dual registration with HONG KONG SAR GOVERNMENT
-	Established 1960's. Now operates only at G/F, No. 5 Caine Road, Mid-levels, Hong Kong (opposite HK Botanical & Zoological Gardens. Additional premises under plan)

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Creche

THE LEARNING CRECHE APPROACH : NOT AN ORDINARY PLAYGROUP

" Learning Crèche 0-2 Years Old"

Children possess natural curiosity towards their environment. At the beginning of your toddler’s second year (thirteen months onwards), your child is constantly exploring, studying, testing and remembering. Everything insight is intriguing for your young learner. With each object handled, your toddler’s power of learning and knowledge base increase.

It is essential to give your child the opportunity to be stimulated. When the child is stimulated, brain activities level start to rise.

Many parents have enrolled their toddlers in our classes and agreed that attending The Montessori Learning Crèche for professional structured classes during the second year is very effective and beneficial to enhancing the toddler’s overall development.

What is a Learning Crèche?

Based on Montessori teaching philosophy, our Learning Crèche is designed for toddlers between thirteen and twenty-three months old. The main focus of the Learning Crèche is to introduce a comfortable learning environment to the young children, where they will have their first exposure to orthodox Montessori Materials, a consistent peer group, and a continuity of progress and development. The children learn while having fun.The classes are well structured to ensure educational effects. Each gesture and word is carefully planned out for a purpose. In other words, our classes are not aiming to have your child crawl around aimlessly or “to kill some time”.

"The One Year-Old Toddler: What your toddler is doing?"

-	Developing gross and fine motor control
-	e.g. Learning to stand up/walk, sitting on his/her own, playing hand clapping games, putting objects into containers, building towers, taking interest in crayons and pencils, etc.
-	Expanding language abilities
-	e.g. Following verbal instruction, expressing needs through gestures or words, imitation, building onto vocabulary base, speaking in single/multi-word sentences, etc.
-	Exploring through senses
-	e.g. touching everything insight, putting object into the mouth, etc.
-	Developing independence
-	e.g. Learning to spend quality time with self and peers of similar age.The key is being secured about self and knowing what the expectations are.
-	Building on self-esteem and self-confidence
-	The truth is that the notion of self-esteem or confidence does not consolidate overnight, nor does your child learn it from a “lesson”.It takes time and patience, practice and effort of the child and teachers to help establish a positive self.Remember, there are no miracles when it comes to nurturing your child.

Recognizing that your child is opening up to the world, the Learning Crèche carefully takes advantage of this “sensitive period” to support each aspect of development.

Our classes allow children to be constructivist.They learn how to complete tasks and socialize with each other. Teachers are always in tune with children’s psychological state of being and classroom activities are organized based on the children’s abilities and interests.

Learning to be independent

Children are encouraged to attend the classes independently, in order to gain some experience of being independent.

Very often at this age, children become extremely clingy and dependent on parents. They would even cry profusely when being separated from parents. It is absolutely normal and it is better dealt with earlier during the start of the toddlers’ second year. Remember, parents’ separation anxiety is just as strong during this stage. Follow the guideline provided by our School on “Separation Anxiety” to increase the smoothness of the transition.

Is it safe for our toddler to attend classes independently?

The fact is, the School has been operating since the 1960’s. Our history, educational values and experience are definitely unquestionable. Appropriate government departments have granted full approvals for our premise and all of our classes and staff. Being able to meet all the high standards is a guarantee for quality of education.

In daily practice, the classrooms are totally child-centered, which means that the environment is very suitable for children activities. They engage in sensorial and practical life exercises that allow them to construct their own knowledge base, which becomes increasingly integrated through exposure to the curriculum.

Children learn to observe and follow social “rules”.For the young toddlers, we handle each situation with care, especially when it comes to discipline. We would like each child to develop a sense of inner discipline through class hands-on practical activities and social interactions.

“…and listening does not make a man. Only practical work and experience lead the young to maturity.”

-Maria Montessori-

THE MOTNESSORI LEARNING CRECHE IS NOT JUST A PLAYGROUP

Maria Montessori stresses the importance of growth and development during the first three years of a child’s life.

The Montessori Learning Crèche aims at educational training for your young toddler. Children come to our class to learn “life skills” that are important for this age. This is their first exposure to Orthodox Montessori Curriculum. Everything done and said in the classroom is for an educational purpose and for the benefit of the children, so that every additional minute spent in the classroom is an extra building block gained in your child’s foundation of life time learning.