Sample Daily Schedule

Montessori education stresses the importance of freedom of choice within certain limits.  Our daily schedule has been developed to accommodate the needs of children while allowing them the freedom to take time with their work thus encouraging successful learning.  The sample schedule is a general guideline only, and may be changed to better attend to the needs and desires of the children on any day.

Time	Activity
8:00-8:30	Children enter the school, greet their friends and have a few minutes to play before the day begins.
8:30-10:00	Children select Montessori work from the shelves, working in small groups or independently. New presentations are given at this time to children who are ready.
10:00-10:30	French, Music, or Physical Education.
10:30-11:00	Circle time: group presentations, stories, informal music, show and tell.
11:00-11:30	Weather permitting, children play outside in the fully fenced playground, or go for a walk. During periods of inclement weather, children will have free play in the gymnasium.
11:30-12:30	Lunch: children serve themselves and enjoy each other's company while eating lunch. A time for quiet conversation and socialization.
12:30-2:00	Quiet time: Children who nap will do so at this time. Children who do not nap, will engage in quiet Montessori work.
2:00-2:30	Circle time: children talk about their day and what they did. Work is distributed to go home.
2:30-3:00	Music, French or Physical Education.
3:00-3:30	Afternoon snack and outside time. Children are picked up from the playground (weather permitting).
3:30-6:00	After school program: Lego, play dough, arts and crafts.