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Montessori ECCE Classrooms
About the Chuckleberries Montessori ECCE Classrooms
We have participated in the Montessori ECCE Classrooms scheme since it began in 2009 and are fully experienced in the provision of this service. Our teaching staff, are a combination of qualified Montessori teachers and QQI Level 7/8/9 practitioners and teachers.
Our classes are all certified by St Nicholas Montessori Society. This is reflected in the high demand for our ECCE places due to the recognized quality of the environments we provide.
We are following a Montessori and Play based pedagogy and adhere to the National Curriculum framework ‘Aistear’ and Quality Framework ‘Siolta’.
Allowing children to learn through play
Our mission is to foster a love of learning in your little ones, through creative lesson plans and prompts.
The aim of Montessori Education is to prepare the child for life. The teacher introduces to each child the skills and qualities necessary to live life to the full in an independent, safe and happy way. It also develops the child to their full potential. In the Montessori classroom, the children explore the world through their senses and their own activity. They develop a love of learning and enjoy working, which hopefully will stay with them throughout life. Montessori is an education for life, a learning process environment. Montessori is about learning to balance responsibility with freedom of choice.
It offers children the opportunity to realize their potential, in a non-competitive environment and seeks to promote in them:
Self-confidence and self-esteem
A sense of responsibility and self-worth
A sense of responsibility for themselves and their actions
Independence and adaptability
Co-operation with others
A sense of community respect for the rights and needs of others
Concentration and persistence in completing a task
Initiative and self-motivation
