An authentic Montessori
daycare and preschool applies
play-based learning as a fundamental part of the educational process. It is an
experience based process where children learn by doing, giving them firsthand
knowledge of the concepts they are absorbing as they undertake new activities
and rediscover older explorations.
Natural Learning
A child’s Montessori
preschool teaches practical life
lessons through fun and exciting activities. It is the most natural way for
children to absorb information, with roots stretching back into the farthest
reaches of human history. Through play, children gain confidence in themselves,
control over their muscles, and knowledge about their world.
Experience is the Best Teacher
Learning
by doing is how people learn faster
and better. When children become immersed in interesting projects and games,
they learn more easily and comfortably. From spatial concepts to historic
discoveries, the things they encounter during playtime gives them an incentive
to continue the process of investigation. Where traditional education systems
rely on memorization of information, learning through play provides direct experience
that can be applied to many different fields of study.
Discovering the Value of Self
Learning through play instills and encourages a sense of
self-worth. Children investigate and discover things in their own ways and
often without realizing that they are learning at all. It teaches them that
they can be a master of their own actions and helps them learn valuable
intellectual and social skills. Even an activity as enjoyable as climbing has
the underlying value of teaching her that she can accomplish what she sets her
mind to achieve.
Merging Activity with Education
In a play-based learning environment, children are free to move
about, spending a little time at one activity and then moving on to a different
one which sparks their curiosity. They are exercising their bodies and minds in
unison, allowing both to develop as a single entity. Play-based learning is
holistic, meaning that it involves the entire child rather than focusing only
on mental skills at the expense of physical and social interaction.
Play-based learning is the foundation of early education. It is
the cornerstone of children’s games, toddler toys, and lies at the heart of
most children’s books, movies, and storytelling. Learning through play is an
ancient educational tool that is vital
to learning everything from
coordination to music.
