What We Teach

At Danville Montessori School, we assist children in the development of cognitive, emotional and social skills that will carry them throughout a lifetime. Our overall goal for the future of our students is not just to develop academic skills for the future, but for our students to become well-rounded, independent, self-sufficient and confident global citizens. Every child has a different set of learning skills, as such it is important to create a balance where every child loves to learn and will continue to love learning throughout a lifetime. In order to gain skills in independence and academic knowledge, there are a variety of subjects that our students study throughout their time at Danville Montessori School.

At Danville Montessori School, we teach our students these core subjects.

Language Arts

Phonetics, symbolic representation of letters, introduction to reading, reading fluency, introduction to Grammar, handwriting (formation and printing) and sentence analysis.

Botany

The study of plants, life cycle of plants, parts of plants, classification, how plants grow and care of plants.

Mathematics

Association of quantity and number symbols, memory work, concrete abstraction, decimal system, arithmetic operations and geometric studies.

Zoology

Study of animals, mammals & non-mammals, vertebrates & invertebrates, parts of various animals, different species, life-cycles of animals and animal habitats & characteristics.

Sensorial

The development and refining of the senses through exploration of the physical world including smell, taste, sight, sound, touch and grading of size, shape and color.

Geography & Culture

The study of the Earth and its continents, puzzle maps, Earth's land and water forms, weather systems, outer space, countries of different continents and various cultural traditions.

Practical Life

Development of practical everyday skills. Practical life activities promote concentration, order, coordination and independence with activities such as pouring, sweeping, buttoning, scrubbing and zippering.

Science

Hands-on, simple experiments demonstrate earth-science physical concepts such as magnetism, gravity, light and electricity. Investigation of nature's constant elements such as volcanoes, earthquakes and historical aspects of pre-historic creatures such as dinosaurs.

Our students also study these enrichment subjects:

Mandarin Language Instruction: Songs, vocabulary, stories, numbers, phrases, cultural traditions, holiday celebrations, basic conversational language skills and identification of simple Chinese characters.
Spanish Language Instruction: Children learn songs, vocabulary, numbers, phrases, cultural traditions, holiday celebrations and basic conversational language skills.
Art Class: Use of various mediums to create child-based art (painting, drawing, cutting, gluing, etc.).
Gymnastics: Tumbling, stretching, balancing and gaining large-motor muscular skills.
Music & Movement: Children learn songs, rhythms, singing and dancing as a peer interaction group.
Work with Wi-Fi based computers: Students use Internet programs as a supplement and foundation to phonic language and mathematical learning.
Famous Composers & Artists: Students study the well known works, societal contributions and life of one different composers and artists every month.