At Child Garden Montessori we are lucky enough to host 3 different programs in our spacious, historical building. Child Garden follows the traditional Montessori principle of mixed-age classrooms which include a range of ages in the same learning environment. Dr. Maria Montessori was one of the first advocates of mixed-age classrooms. She noticed that interaction among children of different ages brought many positive benefits to the classroom. In her own words, Dr. Montessori said:

“The main thing is that the groups should contain different ages because it has great influence on the cultural development of the child. This is obtained by the relations of the children among themselves.”

The Child, Society and the World: Unpublished Speeches and Writings, Maria Montessori