Montessori First Steps

Ages 1-2

Programme for 1 to 2 year olds

1.5 hours accompanied playgroup sessions, with an option of either 2 or 3 days per week

South Horizons Campus

Bilingual Environment with 1 English and 1 Chinese teacher

AMI-trained teachers in every classroom

Teacher to Student Ratio: 2:8

Taking Your First Step with IMS

These first few years are so important. Your emerging toddler begins their learning journey in a nurturing and stimulating space with their accompanying adult. Surrounded by love and patience, your child begins to experience the first steps to independently move, communicate, and form their first relationships beyond the home.

Montessori First Steps Features:

Pre-verbal Communication

Respected for their intelligence, toddlers are empowered to express their needs and thoughts even before they have fully developed their expressive speech

Freedom of Exploration

Within a calm and safe environment, toddlers are encouraged to understand how their body works in space - a skill called proprioception

Growing an “I can” Attitude

Supported by adults who believe they really can, and given every chance to try, even our youngest learners can experience competency

Areas of focus:

Gross and Fine Motor Development

Self-Care Skills

Language in English and Chinese

Socio-emotional Skills

Outcomes:

Taking physical command of their body

Making choices for activity

Caring for themselves

Interacting with new adults and peers

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Tracking your child’s growth:

2 formal parent teacher conferences per year
3 written reports per year
Verbal update by telephone every 2 weeks
Informal discussions about your child’s development can be arranged at anytime
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Supporting Parents and Caregivers

The Montessori First Steps programme offers valuable workshops for families throughout the year. Topics include establishing healthy mealtime routines, positive discipline techniques, incorporating Montessori principles at home, supporting language development, and achieving toileting independence. These interactive sessions provide parents and caregivers with practical strategies to enrich their child's growth and learning.

We invite you to visit our campuses and observe the children in their classrooms.
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We invite you to visit our campuses and observe the children in their classrooms.

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