Fourways Nurture & Nature | 281 Bryanston Dr, Sandton, 2021, Gauteng

Montessori children acquire a level of physical and intellectual independence rarely seen in other preschool environments. From day one they learn to take care of their own needs (dressing themselves, preparing snack) and their environment (cleaning up after lunch, taking care of classroom plants and animals.) This daily experience of being trusted with real responsibility for meaningful tasksand rising to the occasion by successfully meeting that responsibilityresults in children who have the earned self confidence that comes from actual mastery (against shaky self-esteem based on empty praise by others.) And because we acknowledge that mistakes are necessary for learning, because we greet spilled water or a broken glass with a calm, constructive attitude, children discover that its ok to make mistakes, and that we can and should learn from them. Our preschoolers acquire a growth mindset, a fundamental attitude about the world that is invaluable to a joyful, successful life.