Childhood is the most beautiful stage of life ,where an innocent childhood immediately comes to mind .It’s the stage of play,fun and joy.
At this stage, children don’t bear any responsibility or burden,they just play and have fun. In addition children ,at this stage, are characterised with spontaneity and don’t think or flatter any one.
_The Childhood is a Stage which starts from the birth until maturity .At this stage ,the child learn to speak and walk in addition to other things. At the end of this stage, the child will reach to maturity. Maturity various from one person to another , there are some children who reach maturity at twelve ,but others reach maturity at thirteen .These are considered individual differences between people .Also, at maturity stage, a person will be ready to face life and community and she/he has already grown up physically, it ‘s also known as adolescence stage.
*** At adolescence stage, the person will have learned and acquired numerous skills and qualities from the childhood stage and she/he will have trained how to deal with surrounding individuals and classmates at school. Also, most of these characteristics and skills she/he has gained during the childhood stage. So that, Childhood stage is considered very important stage ,because the person learn and acquire many skills that she/he will deal with all her/his life.
Montessori Method is an Educational Approach based on an educational philosophy that takes the principle “that every child carries within her/him the person who will be in the future”, and this method emphasises on the interest of the educational process in the development of the child’s personality in an integrated way , in psychological, mental, spiritual and physical aspects to help this person develop her/his creative abilities and her /his ability to solve problems.
In addition to the development of the child’s critical thinking ،through raising senses , allowing the child moderate freedom and providing a rich environment which includes the sensory stimuli that suit the child’s developmental stage .
Axes of this training course:
1.Life of Mary Montessori .
2.Theoretical assumptions of Montessori Approach.
3.Montessori pedagogical principles.
4.The child’s home in Montessori Method.
5.Montessori Methods and the elements of their method in raising a child.
6.The role and preparation of the educator in Montessori approach.
7.The educational toys and Montessori tools.
The material made from and the purpose of using them with the child.
Montessori Pillars from 3_6 years: