What’s Different?

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Play-based Preschool

  • Materials are free to be explored from the beginning

  • Children decide when to end an activity

  • Fantasy play is encouraged

  • Some stand alone activities

  • Repetition may be optional

  • Whole group learning

  • Children play with toys

  • Same age classes

 
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Montessori Classroom

  • Materials are precisely modeled by an adult

  • All activities have a clear beginning and end

  • Lessons and skills are reality based

  • Each material has a specific linear progression

  • Repetition is encouraged and often required

  • Individual lessons

  • Children work with specific materials

  • Mixed age classes

Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)

Little Lantanas Montessori adheres to Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) practices and standards. AMI was founded by Maria Montessori in 1929.

 

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