Our Philosophy and Approach

Inquisitive Minds whole-heartedly loves and appreciates the Montessori pedagogy as we were initially founded using this method. Over the last few years, we adapted and created a curriculum that encircles our vision in raising the next generation of mindful souls to develop an early sense of community, independence, and creativity. Our program includes a large portion of Montessori principles and methods in addition to Waldorf and Reggio methodologies to provide a uniquely designed program for each child to learn and grow in the most natural ways possible. 

We believe each of these methods contributes a crucial piece to the puzzle of providing a well-rounded, child directed education centered around that of each Whole Child. Below you will find additional information about how each of these methods differ and how we implement each method to combine them into our unique Pedagogy Trio™ curriculum

The goal is for our teachers to support each child through their own journey of self-development while providing a space of respect, love, and choice. 

Additionally, our teachers are trained to ensure that they are modeling the appropriate behaviors for our environment to include consistency, calmness, and courteousness. They observe, assist, and guide the learning process for each child as Montessori specifically is progressive rather than a traditional style of learning.

• Creating an environment specifically for children
• Freedom to move throughout their learning space. It is not natural to expect children to sit still in a chair for extended periods of time.
• Freedom of choice and implementing a system of intrinsic motivation. Learning is the reward.
• Providing the opportunities for self-development, independence, and healthy interdependence
• More guidance vs direct instruction
• Having access to hands-on materials and manipulatives
• Peer learning and group collaboration to learn how to work together as well as independently

We begin our mixed age classes in our Primary classroom of 3-5 year olds. This continues with ages 6-9, 9-12, etc. The benefits of mixed age groups include children teaching and learning from each other as well as building a sense of pride in their abilities. Older children model advanced behaviors to younger peers which assists in developing a classroom of cooperation rather than competition. Children begin to learn patience, empathy, and self-esteem.