Austin, TX
Lake Hills Montessori

The underlying foundation of our school is respect:
I respect myself: true learning is respect.

I respect my friends: we are social beings and our actions affect others.

I respect my environment: our main duty in life.

It is imperative for a child?s learning and for the smooth functioning of our school community that each child learn the ?cycle of activity?:

I choose my work.

I complete it properly.

I put it away, ready for the next person.


We are working on normalization (a child in harmony and self and environment). This is accomplished as a child learns to Work and enjoys working. Work (the process, not the product) is what brings fulfillment of the FIVE MAIN GOALS:

Concentration: The ability to observe and comprehend, the ability to remain focused on a task for ever increasing amounts of time.

Independence: in choices, in decision-making, in care of person and environment, and in the responsibility for learning.

Control and Coordination: of body, mind and heart.

Purposeful Activity: learning to engage in purposeful activity, as opposed to chaotic or nervous activity.

Joyful Accomplishment: to experience the feeling of, and to quest for joyful accomplishment (the positive experience is what propels a child to accept himself and and desire further knowledge).


With these goals in mind, each child is guided in development at FIVE LEVELS:

Physical: potential learning problems can first be spotted in a young child?s ability to control movements.

Emotional: young children need patience and guidance to learn to control and express their feelings.

Intellectual: young children are collectors of knowledge (they absorb it from their environment).

Mental: to know, to experience, to use all known information for experiments and problem-solving.

Spiritual: develops strength of character, revelation of true personality, and desire to be of service to others.

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Young Primary
7:30 am Arrival/Outside Time
9:00 am Circle Time
9:15 am Snack
9:30 am Class Begins
10:30 am Outside Time
12:00 pm Dismissal/After-School Program
Primary
7:30 am Arrival/Outside Time
8:30 am Class Begins/Ellipse (group lesson)
8:45 am Work Period
11:45 am Outside Time
12:00 pm Dismissal/After-School Program
Primary Afternoon Program
12:30 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Work Period
3:00 pm Dismissal/After-School Program
After-School Program
12:00 pm Lunch
12:30 pm Nap
2:30 pm Transition Time/Dismissal
3:00 pm Snack/Free Play/Outside/Art Activities

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