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Elementary Program: 6 to 12 year olds (1st – 6th grade) 
In Highland’s forty year history, we have served the needs of children up through third grade. As in the Montessori tradition, our Lower Elementary classes consist of a combined class of first through third graders. In both the Lower and Upper Elementary classrooms, Montessori trained instructors are able to integrate the teaching of all subjects, not as isolated disciplines, but as a part of a whole intellectual tradition.
When children are ready to enter the Elementary program, they begin to work with larger intellectual considerations. It is an age of social awakening and social responsibility. They insist on justice and fair play and need to have exact rules. They search for the why, the how, and the when of things. Dr. Montessori described the child at the elementary stage as having unlimited interests in our universe and their place in it. Therefore, we present students with all subject areas and allow them the freedom to explore the things that spark their imagination in as much depth as they desire. At least as important as the facts that are learned is the development of a rigorous questioning and investigative process within the child. Students learn what questions must be asked, how to think through problems, how to analyze situations and how to find answers for themselves. While every child is required to meet the minimum standards set out by the State, no boundaries are set on the breadth or depth of their study. We find that our children easily meet standards without teachers having to teach to the test. » Elementary Level Photo Gallery |
