The Montessori School
of Washington DC
offers early education
for children aged two through six years.
Mission and vision
Mission Statement
At MSOW, the community works together to ensure every child has a positive, happy, and rewarding school experience. Our quality values are enriched with Montessori teachings and learning. Our goal is to guide the child as he/she realizes their capabilities and thus understands their place in the world, benefitting their communities and the future that awaits them. We prepare children as they embark on a successful educational journey while developing their social, cognitive, emotional, and physical skills.
Vision
Excellence: at MSOW, we have high expectations for achieving greatness, and believe every child is unique with the potential to exceed expectations. We have a love of learning and for each other, and treat the children as if they are our own.
Teamwork: at MSOW, we are committed to partnerships built on trust and collaboration.
Integrity: at MSOW, we treat one another and all our children and families with the utmost respect, dignity, and honesty, in everything we do.
The Montessori School of Washington is not affiliated with any religious or political organizations. MSOW does not discriminate based on gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin in our educational policies and admissions policies.
In the classroom, each child follows a natural progression through four categories of learning
The Practical Life Exercises involve simple tasks relating to caring for and maintaining each child's environment. They give each child a sense of organization and concentration, as well as an appreciation of a completed cycle of activity.
The Sensorial Materials help each child organize, categorize, and refine the perceptions of his senses, e.g., colors, sounds, geometric shapes, and relative sizes.
The Language Materials prepare each child for writing and reading. Children are made aware of phonetics, vocabulary, and the functions of words.
In Mathematics, each child is exposed to concrete materials that introduce counting and the association of numbers with quantities. The program then progresses to more abstract concepts in preparation for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
MSOW's goal is to develop patterns of concentration and thoroughness in early childhood to produce a competent and confident learner in later years.
“Free the child’s potential, and you will transform him into the world.”
A variety of enrichment classes, including:
Chinese: Most research suggests that children have a tremendous ability to learn other languages during the first six years of life. At MSOW we nurture and enable that ability by introducing a foreign language to our curriculum. Every week, our circle time includes basic colors, numbers (0-30), letters, common nouns, introductions, person identification, shapes, animals, and grace/courtesy/etiquette application. The lessons will be delivered through guided movement, song, dance, and hands-on activities.
Music Together: MSOW is excited to be offering Music Together®, a research-based early childhood music and movement program for children from birth through kindergarten—and the grownups who love them®! First offered in 1987, our music classes, curricula, and enrichment resources help little ones develop their innate musicality and much more. Families will have access to award-winning songs with family-friendly materials to support their child's music development.
Yoga: Yoga is a wonderful way for children to move and express themselves in all sorts of fun ways. We act out yoga poses as a springboard for the exploration of many other areas such as nature, animal adaptation, behaviors, singing, and storytelling. These sessions physically enhance children's flexibility, coordination, and body awareness while helping them to connect more deeply with their inner selves.
Fun & Fitness: MSOW's weekly Fun & Fitness session is a high-energy, excitement-packed activity that brings physical, language, and cognitive development to a whole new level using various props, balls, chutes, scarves, instruments, etc.
STEAM: MSOW's STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) program focuses on fun with experiments, DIY constructions, simple coding, and math outside the box!
NATURE WALK - The children are encouraged to find different specimens from nature to put in the specimen basket. The children might collect leaves, flowers, grass, etc. The directress usually introduces a magnifying glass to the children and shows them how it works. This helps them observe things in more detail.
