Core Concepts of Montessori education
Write short notes on the following core concepts of Montessori education. a) Mixed Age Group One of the very prominent features of a Montessori classroom is Mixed-age grouping means the classroom does not have children of the same age as in a conventional classroom setup; rather of the same age group based on developmental stages of childhood. Therefore students are divided among the following 7 levels: ● Level 1: Infants (birth to 1 ½ year) ● Level 2: Toddlers (1 ½ to 3 years) ● Level 3: Early Childhood (3- 6 years) ● Level 4: Lower Elementary (6-9 years) ● Level 5: Upper Elementary (9-12 years) ● Level 6: Middle School (12-15 years) ● Level 7: Secondary (15-18 years) Keeping children of different ages has a very good impact on both younger and older students. This setup makes teaching easy as younger students in the same class learn from their older peers by simply observing and imitating their activities. I