Our Curriculum

Practical Life activities in Montessori develop fine motor control, coordination, independence, concentration, and responsibility. They are crucial to the GVM curriculum, helping children acquire essential life skills.

Key Components

• Care of Self: Dressing, washing hands, brushing teeth, and preparing snacks teach children to care for themselves.
• Care of the Environment: Dusting, sweeping, mopping, watering plants, and setting the table involve maintaining their surroundings.
• Grace and Courtesy: Social skills and manners, like saying "please" and "thank you," greeting others, and waiting their turn, teach respectful interactions.
• Preliminary Activities: Pouring, spooning, buttoning, zipping, and using tools like tweezers or scissors develop fine and gross motor skills.

These activities connect to real-life tasks, making learning meaningful and engaging.

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Sensorial work in Montessori refines children's senses and enhances concentration, self-confidence, and intelligence through hands-on materials.

Key Components

• Visual Sense: Color tablets, geometric solids, and the Pink Tower enhance sight and visual discrimination.
• Tactile Sense: Rough and smooth boards, fabric boxes, and touch tablets focus on touch and texture differentiation.
• Auditory Sense: Sound cylinders teach children to match different sounds.
• Olfactory Sense: Scent bottles help children identify and match different smells.
• Gustatory Sense: Tasting bottles introduce various flavors (sweet, salty, sour, bitter).

Sensorial activities isolate specific sensory qualities, helping children focus and refine each sense, building a strong sensory foundation for overall development.

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The Montessori Language Arts curriculum develops confident and proficient readers, writers, listeners, and speakers through engaging, hands-on activities.

Key Components

• Speaking and Listening: Group discussions, following instructions, purposeful listening, and public speaking.
• Comprehension: Identifying characters, sequencing events, grasping main ideas, and making predictions.
• Writing: Fine motor control, letter writing, and forming simple words and sentences.
• Reading: Phonics, decoding, sight words, and primary phonics.

This comprehensive approach builds a strong foundation for lifelong literacy.

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Unlocking the World of Numbers

Our math curriculum is designed to cultivate a deep understanding of mathematical concepts through hands-on, engaging activities.

Key Components of Our Math Curriculum

• Concrete to Abstract Learning: Children transition from hands-on materials to abstract thinking.
• Number Sense and Counting: Children learn to recognize, count, and understand numbers through engaging activities and hands-on materials.
• Introduction to Operations: Children explore basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using hands-on tools and engaging activities.
• Geometry and Spatial Awareness: Children learn about shapes and spatial relationships through interactive activities.
• Measurement and Data: Children explore measuring length, weight, and volume, and learn to collect and represent data through simple graphing activities.

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At GVM, the cultural curriculum introduces children to global diversity through:

1. Geography: Using maps, globes, and landform activities to teach about continents and major features.
2. Cultural Exploration: Incorporating traditional items, stories, music, and dance from various cultures.
3. Daily Life: Engaging in practical activities like cooking international dishes and role-playing cultural practices.
4. Celebrations: Observing cultural holidays and festivals to understand different traditions.
5. Language: Learning basic words and phrases from different languages and exploring diverse communication styles.
6. Community Involvement: Inviting family members and community guests to share their cultural experiences.
7. Respect and Empathy: Discussing cultural differences and similarities to foster understanding and respect.

This approach helps children appreciate and engage with the diverse world around them.

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