The Montessori science curriculum comes alive with a host of hands-on projects and activities which encourage the children to explore and investigate. Our indoor science lab and our unique outdoor classroom provide children the opportunity to have concrete observations and direct contact with nature. These experiences cultivate children’s curiosity with the universe by allowing them to explore areas such as botany, zoology, chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy, mineralogy, and meteorology.  Individual classrooms are set up with interest centers that are filled with intriguing science materials such as artifacts, zoological specimens, grow-labs, microscopes, life-cycle models, and other hands-on Montessori materials.  A view inside  the classroom may include: self-directed experiments on solid, liquid, and gas; children watching seedlings develop into plants and recording data, students using 3-part-cards (science nomenclature) to classify plants and animals, children using models to study the planets, or children researching a topic of interest. These activities will then be extended to our outdoor classroom or on field-trips where the students can gain more knowledge about their discoveries.  

The subject of science is an integral part of our curriculum that supports the Montessori goal of fostering a child’s understanding and stewardship for the earth.  Learning science has the potential to instill a lifelong interest in observing nature and discovering more about our connection to the world.