Independence
Children choose their own work.
Materials sit on open shelves at a child's height. The child decides what to work on and for how long. The teacher observes and helps when needed.
A Montessori preschool in Mudanya since 2013. Classes of no more than 13 children, two gardens and the school's own pool.
Curiosity
They learn by doing.
Sensorial materials, kitchen work and studio time give children room to ask their own questions. They do not memorise the answer; they find their own way to it.
The garden
They spend time outdoors in every season.
Two gardens, a greenhouse and growing beds are an extension of the classroom. Morning exercise, vegetable growing and outdoor sessions whenever the weather allows.
The building was designed by Cephe Mimarlık in 2016. It offers 1,000 square metres indoors on 2,500 square metres of land, with wide windows, light tones, natural timber and child-scale furniture.
A day with us
The day starts at 08:00 and ends at 17:30. It flexes with the child's rhythm; the times are a frame, not a fixed timetable.
08:00
Arrival
Each child is welcomed at the door, settles into their cubby and starts the day on their own.
09:00
Work cycle
Uninterrupted Montessori work time: choosing materials, individual work and teacher presentations.
11:30
Garden
Outdoors whenever the weather allows: the vegetable beds, morning exercise and free play.
12:30
Lunch
Cooked in the school kitchen. Children lay the table, serve themselves and clear up.
13:30
Rest
The youngest rest in the sleep room while the older children do quiet work.
15:00
Studios
Art, music, drama, swimming and robotics. Specialist lessons that change with the day of the week.
17:30
Home time
A short summary of the day is shared with parents before the child heads home.
Specialist lessons take place in the afternoons, outside the Montessori work cycle. Each is led by a subject teacher and held in small groups.
Swimming
In the school's own pool, every day through summer school.
Ballet and the year-end show
Weekly lessons and a year-end show with families every June.
Drama
Story-led play in the garden and in the classroom.
More classes
Eight classes, run on a programme spread across the week.
01Robotics and codingScreen-free coding games and age-appropriate robot kits.
02ChessFrom age 4, a lesson that starts as a game.
03Piano and musicRhythm and piano work in the music room.
04DanceRhythm, body awareness and the end-of-year show.
05OrigamiFine motor skills and patience, with paper.
06EcologySeeds in the greenhouse, harvest in the garden, a meal in the kitchen.
07TheatreStory-based play in the garden and the classroom.
08TripsMuseums, farms and libraries.
Our Team
Every class has a lead teacher and an assistant teacher.
Visit
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Meet our teachers and explore our classrooms. Let us talk together about the start you have in mind for your child.