Montessori Children’s House Home Page
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Montessori Children’s House, established in 1976,  is a renowned Montessori school licensed by Miami-Dade County and the State of Florida as an Educational Institution. The Owner and Director, Melanie Samuelson, has been an AMS  Certified Montessori teacher since 1986 and Director since 1987. Our teachers (and Director) are all American Montessori Society (AMS) certified with numerous years of devoted service to the school. Enrollment in Montessori Children’s House is available for children eighteen months through six years of age. Montessori Children's House presently offer three programs: Toddler, Preschool and Kindergarten.

Director’s Statement
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The Director, Melanie Samuelson, welcomes families of all religions, ethnic origins, and economic backgrounds. It is the school’s purpose that all children be educated in a positive, self-rewarding, stimulating and nurturing environment utilizing self-motivation, repetition and a sense of order combined with a structured means of positive discipline.

Montessori Philosophy
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Montessori Children’s House utilizes the Montessori method of education and materials developed by Dr. Maria Montessori. We believe that children learn best by doing, not by passively accepting other people's ideas and pre-existing knowledge. We teach the children through their natural interest in exploring the world, taking each child's unique abilities into consideration in developing them. The goal of a Montessori education is to help children become responsible, self-motivated learners competent in all areas of life.

Montessori Education vs. Traditional Education
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The goal of both Montessori and Traditional education is the same: To provide positive learning experiences for the child. A comparison of both methods is listed on this page. The biggest differences lie in the kind of learning experiences each school provides and the methods they use to accomplish this goal. Montessori educators believe both differences are important because they help shape what a child learns, his work habits, and his future attitudes toward himself and the world around him.

Information about Montessori Children’s House School
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Montessori Children’s House is licensed as an Educational Institution through Miami Dade County and the State of Florida, and has been a long standing member of the American Montessori Society (AMS) since 1976. Montessori Children’s House is open all year round. The school year runs from September to May with two optional monthly summer sessions available during the months of June and July. Enrollment in Montessori Children’s House is available for children eighteen months through six years of age based on availability. We presently offer three programs: Toddler, Preschool and Kindergarten.

Montessori School Classrooms
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The toddler classroom introduces children to lessons in phonics, sensorial perception, counting, practical life, and role playing. The preschool and kindergarten classrooms are fully equipped Montessori environments emphasizing lessons in practical and sensorial life, mathematics, and language arts. We have computers and a library that are utilized in daily classroom learning activities.

Primary Areas of Montessori Education
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The primary areas of Montessori education include: Practical Life (performing everyday tasks using movement and coordination), Sensorial Life (developing sensory perception), Mathematics (learning numbers, sequences, addition, multiplication, and telling time), Language Arts (developing phonics and vocabulary, correct grammatical structure, and reading skills), Enrichments (exploring science, geography, botany, art and music), and Physical Development (daily emphasis on motor skills, exercises, coordination and outdoor recreation).

Basic School Schedule
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Daily schedules for the toddler, preschool and kindergarten classes are listed here. Before and after school care are also available.

Summer School Sessions
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The Summer Program consists of two monthly sessions in June and July, with the choice of a half day or full day programs. The program can be used as daily child care throughout the summer or for a short session of enrichment during any of the three summer sessions. The summer sessions include a range of fun and stimulating outdoor activities, on-site field trips, water days, cooking lessons, and arts and crafts activities in addition to the continuation of your child’s academic enrichment.

School Tuition
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The Montessori Children’s House tuition schedule is listed here. Half days, full days, before school childcare, after school childcare, and summer sessions are offered.

Toddler Classroom and Activities
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Everything in our toddler classroom is proportionate to the child’s size and is designed to be safe and intriguing for the children. Our Montessori teachers encourage vocabulary development, independence, socialization skills and self-confidence for each child within this supportive, nurturing and safe environment.

Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten Classrooms
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The preschool and kindergarten classrooms for children three to six years old have AMS certified, trained teachers who demonstrate the appropriate use and method of each Montessori material and lesson and individually assist each child in the classroom.

Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
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The Parent Teacher Organization provides opportunities for additional parent/teacher and parent/parent communication and provides a forum for leadership development, information exchange, discussion and action on issues affecting the students at Montessori Children’s House. Participation is optional, but all involved help to shape and improve the future enhancement of your child’s education and his school.

Extracurricular Activities
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The Montessori Children’s House provides extracurricular activities such as ballet,  cheerleading/gymnastics, jiu-jitsu and piano, guitar and violin lessons. These activities are taught on site by certified experts.

Child Developmental Screenings
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The AMS certified and experienced teachers at Montessori Children’s House implement a yearly developmental screening on each child around his/her birthday. We also provide an ongoing evaluation of each child through repeated observation and documentation throughout the school year. Additionally, Healis Rehabilitation Center's Children's Clinic offers a yearly screening for your child designed to detect gross and fine motor delays, coordination problems, learning difficulties, and behavior issues. Speech, Hearing, Vision and Language Screening is also offered by a certified speech pathologist. Our school provides qualified on site speech and language pathologists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists for those students requiring additional assistance.

Montessori Children’s House Outdoor Playgrounds
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Our safe, fully enclosed huge playground offers two large climbing gyms/swing sets, several playhouses, a large lunch area with picnic tables under covered awnings, basketball area, cold water drinking fountain, benches throughout the playground and plenty of trees providing shade. The arrival and dismissal area in the rear of the school is comprised of a secure covered and enclosed seating area for the students next to the three drive through awnings for the parent's convenience to drop-off and pick-up their children. Additionally, the school has operating an exterior, fully monitored video surveillance system offering additional on site security.

Parent References
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Montessori Children’s House lists here the names and contact information of numerous parents who have offered themselves as references on our behalf. They will provide new parents with the honest detailed information on our staff and school.

Parent’s Login Page
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Private and secure log-in for the updated information page for the parents of our students.

Montessori Methods
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Child Development Stages
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From infant through preschooler, each child grows through multiple stages that are distinct and predictable. Our certified Montessori teachers are trained to recognize and manage each stage in order to guide your child’s learning through activities that will challenge and develop his abilities. We list the child development stages here.