Fountainhead Montessori - Prep 2

The goals of the Prep class are to give the child a positive first experience at school and to help him/her gain independence and self-confidence.

The Prep class may be one of the child’s first opportunities to begin to learn the negotiations of socialization. Children and their families are helped through the separation process and invited into a warm Montessori environment.

Trained teachers provide practical life activities, sensorial exploration, art media exploration, and pre-reading/pre-math experiences. Language development is aided through songs, stories, and social interactions with peers and teachers. The Prep class brings out the two-year-olds' capacity for fun and joy in learning.

Prep Program Goals

Communication Development

Supporting your child's verbal, non-verbal, and listening skills for connecting with family, friends, and beyond.

Listening to and following directions
Naming people, animals, colors, and shapes
Singing, poems, and naming games
Participating during circle time
Practicing responding to adults and children
Identifying feelings

Growing Brain Power

Providing an enriched environment and the personal relationships to make the most of your child's amazing brainpower.

Sensory learning through sight, touch, smell, taste, and listening
Matching simple objects to pictures
Sorting by color
Grading largest to smallest
Gaining independence through daily-living activities

Building Relationships

Helping your child develop trust, self-confidence, and problem solving skills for positive relationships with friends, parents, and teachers.

Developing trust with teachers and friends through example, playing, and participating
Using words with other children for social interaction
Practicing taking turns
Developing friendships through side by-side play

Helping Healthy Bodies Flourish

Nurturing your child's physical well-being through active play and body awareness.

Learning good eating habits with healthy snacks
Beginning to use the toilet when ready
Practicing hand washing
Developing large muscles by running, climbing, and using the balance beam

Creativity and Individual Expression

Promoting an atmosphere that inspires your child's unique character through art, movement, music, and dramatic play.

Practicing imagination with indoor and outdoor playhouses, dolls, animals, and cars and trucks
Songs and instruments for rhythm awareness
Exploring a wide variety of art media
Movement and music specialists for scheduled circle times

At Fountainhead Montessori, we have high expectations of our staff. Ninety percent of our caring and excellent head teachers have over 10 years of Montessori classroom experience. They are loving, creative, respectful, supportive educators who know the potential and needs of the age groups they work with.

Prep 2–3.5 Years