The Prepared Environment

Materials at the child’s height, in order, and available to be chosen. These are the classrooms as they are on an ordinary morning.

  • Casa classroom at Althorp Montessori School, St. Catharines
  • A student working with the colour tablets at Althorp Montessori School
  • A teacher leading a colour-mixing science activity with excited students, Althorp Montessori School
  • Children caring for a classroom plant together at Althorp Montessori School
  • A student preparing fruit salad, a practical life activity at Althorp Montessori School
  • A student enjoying outdoor play in winter at Althorp Montessori School
  • Cultural studies with flags of the world at Althorp Montessori School
  • A student building words with the Movable Alphabet at Althorp Montessori School
  • A student selecting materials from the bead cabinet at Althorp Montessori School
  • A toddler exploring a corn husk during a fall sensory activity at Althorp Montessori School
  • A toddler arranging autumn leaves in the classroom at Althorp Montessori School
  • A student cleaning the chalkboard, a practical life activity at Althorp Montessori School
  • A student working with the geometric cabinet at Althorp Montessori School

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