Enrichment at Alcuin Montessori
In addition to the creative arts integrated into the academic curriculum, Extended Day, Elementary and Middle School children have weekly lessons in art and theater with experienced instructors for each area. Every other year, the Elementary children also write and perform an opera that is presented to the community at a local theater. During non-opera years, the entire school community hosts a Cultural Festival where each classroom transforms their room into a mini-museum and performs a song, dance or skit from another country or era.
The Primary and Elementary students receive daily Spanish language experiences and lessons. Junior Elementary students go to for a weekly for swim while Junior, Senior and Middle School students also receive gym twice a week.
The Primary and Elementary students receive daily Spanish language experiences and lessons. Junior Elementary students go to for a weekly for swim while Junior, Senior and Middle School students also receive gym twice a week.
Teachers organize field trips for small groups or the entire class to enhance an area of study or particular interest of the students. The Montessori Going Out program is designed for individuals or small groups to extend their classroom work with first hand experiences in specific areas. These experiences help the children learn how society functions, in addition to developing responsibility for learning and gathering of knowledge through direct resources.
The children often pursue independent research or creative work, which is presented or dramatized for the class or other groups within the school. It is not unusual for the children to write and perform their own short plays or present a science report with visual aids to younger children.
Elementary and Middle School classrooms use computers beginning with basic keyboarding skills and expanding to other aspects of computer technology. The goal is to teach computer literacy skills that link and apply the Montessori curriculum. While the Middle School students use computers and internet frequently, the use of the Internet in Elementary is determined by the purpose of the project, computer skills, and the social maturity of the child.
The children often pursue independent research or creative work, which is presented or dramatized for the class or other groups within the school. It is not unusual for the children to write and perform their own short plays or present a science report with visual aids to younger children.
Elementary and Middle School classrooms use computers beginning with basic keyboarding skills and expanding to other aspects of computer technology. The goal is to teach computer literacy skills that link and apply the Montessori curriculum. While the Middle School students use computers and internet frequently, the use of the Internet in Elementary is determined by the purpose of the project, computer skills, and the social maturity of the child.
