
In Lebanese Montessori School classroom,
children operate within a balanced structure of freedoms and responsibilities, free to follow their inspirations with work that stimulates and satisfies their inner motivations, while remaining responsible for tackling challenging and difficult work head-on. This balanced structure of freedoms and responsibilities is created and maintained through the ongoing observations, inspiration, and redirection of the classroom guides (we call our teachers ‘guides’).
The Lebanese Montessori School Curriculum
is organized as a continuum with one step building precisely on the previous one.The concept of mixed ages promotes an atmosphere of cooperation, teamwork, and peer teaching. The design of the materials and the structure of the tasks lead children in the development of self-discipline.
The Outcomes of Lebanese Montessori education

Independence
The social and physical organization of the Lebanese Montessori prepared environment and the guiding actions of the teacher promote individual independence

Confidence and Competence
A child growing in success is growing in confidence.
- WA Lebanese Montessori environment creates many occasions for success. In the spiraling framework of the Lebanese Montessori curriculum, each educational experience builds towards another.
- WEach lesson and activity prepares the child for more complex learning to come, providing greater chances of success for the child throughout his experience.
- WConfidence and perceived competence are also built upon mistakes made. The teacher’s respect for each child’s efforts and the realization that each child constructs his or her intelligence create a supportive learning culture where it is also safe to fail. Mistakes and difficulties are seen as valuable stepping stones to the development of perseverance, self-perceived competence (I can do that), and ultimately, individual confidence.

Autonomy & Collaboration

Intrinsic Motivation
The “work is its own reward” in the Lebanese Montessori environment.
- WThe Lebanese Montessori guide knows that each child possesses the natural desire to know.
- WExternal rewards such as gold stars, stickers, or “smile” stamps and other forms of praise undermine the child’s development of intrinsic motivation and are not present in our school environment. Instead, the Lebanese Montessori curriculum and materials stimulate each child’s natural curiosity and promote engaged exploration and discovery. The child’s freedom to choose his or her work (within limits) nurtures individual initiative and personal responsibility. And the guide’s focus on acknowledging the elements of the child’s work, e.g. their effort, their approach, etc., encourages the child’s concentration and effort on the process of learning, not just the end products.

Social Responsibility

Academic Preparation
In Lebanese Montessori education, children learn by doing.

Spiritual Awareness/Cosmic Education
