Highscope and Montessori is two different childcare
curriculums. Both are focused on teaching the children of the
future. My preference is High/scope and the reason why,
High/scope classrooms, learn by doing plan, do and review.
Montessori classroom, learn by making discoveries.
Beginning her work almost a century ago, Dr Maria
Montessori developed this educational approach based on her
understanding of children's natural learning tendencies as they
unfold, in prepared environments for multi-age groups ( 0-3, 3-6,
6-9, 9-12 and 12-13). Montessori, is a comprehensive educational
approach from birth to adulthood, based on the observation of
children's needs in a variety of cultures all around the world.
Montessori environment contains specially designed, manipulative
materials, for development that invite children to engage in
learning activities of their own individual choice.
Under the guidance of a trained teacher, children in a
Montessori classroom learn by making discoveries with materials,
cultivating, concentration, motivation, self- discipline, and a love
of learning. Today, Montessori schools are found worldwide,
serving children from birth through adolescence. In the United
Sates, there are more than 4,000 private Montessori schools and
more than 200 public schools with Montessori styled programs.
The Association Montessori International founded by Maria
Montessori in 1929 maintains Montessori educational principles
and disseminate Montessori education throughout the world.
The High/Scope Preschool Curriculum, was developed in
1962 in the USA. Now, an estimated three hundred thousand US
children are enrolled in formally endorsed High/Scope programs.
There, is also a growing international interest in the High/Scope
Curriculum model, with High/Scope programs being formally
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