Aside from being one of the best Montessori schools in Ibadan City, Dawnpearls Montessori Academy has been a co-educational school for more than 2 years. We seek to aid the development of children in our Care to become outstanding scholars, athletes, artists and global citizens by instilling in them the spirit of excellence.
A well-rounded education is of paramount importance at Dawnpearls Montessori Academy. We guide all students to develop personal integrity and leadership skills which they can draw from for the rest of their lives. We would love to help you understand the unique benefits that we have to offer at Dawnpearls Montessori Academy where we encourage each child to develop as a lifelong and confident learner
The core curriculum at pre-school level is the Montessori Curriculum. Your child will work with Montessori materials and other educational resources, which will help him/her perfect their natural tools for learning, and also learn how to think, communicate, behave responsibly and become independent.
Through the use of the Montessori materials, the basic skills for language and literacy, mathematics, knowledge and understanding of the world, creative development, personal and social skills including physical development are achieved.
At Dawnpearls Pre-school, our teaching approach is child-centred. Our teachers neither impose on our pupils nor abandon them in total free play. Our classes are equipped with Montessori didactic materials in the following five Montessori curriculum areas:
These include elementary movements and preliminary activities such as classroom conducts and the development of fine motor skills – pouring, transferring, sweeping, opening and closing, care of self, care of the environment, development of social skills, grace and courtesy.
Sensorial exercises help the child to distinguish, categorize, and use his senses to build a knowledge and understanding of the world he lives in. The child's senses become refined and sharpened, thereby permitting him to form new concepts through experience and exercise. Sensorial exercises help to lay a proper foundation of understanding subjects like mathematics, geometry and scientific skills in future.
The goal of the Montessori Language area is to support the child's natural process for acquiring and perfecting language. For the young child in the Montessori Early childhood classroom, language is something to be discovered and created rather than learned. The starting point is the provision of a language-rich environment and a solid foundation for reading and writing through conversations, listening, speaking and activities for auditory and visual discrimination. The extensive curriculum includes handwriting, graded word building, word study/spelling, early grammar, descriptive, narrative & creative writing and literature. All of these are carried out through the use of concrete and teacher – created materials and resources, exciting games and activities that will sustain their child’s interest and make language learning enjoyable and fun for the child.
In teaching mathematics in Montessori schools in Ibadan, and all over the world, learners are guided to use materials such as number rods, sandpaper numerals, spindle boxes, golden beads, materials and sequence operations. Your child will have the same opportunity in Dawnpearls Montessori Academy, to use mathematical materials to compute simple addition, subtraction, division and multiplication of numbers.
Arts, crafts, music and movement are not relegated in the Montessori classroom. Your child is encouraged to foster their imagination in creative ways by employing different forms of media to express themselves. Music and music making, using percussion instruments, elements of music – rhythm, tempo, and pitch with freestyle dance are all explored in music and movement. Art activities are planned based on explored themes, seasons, festivals and interests of the children. The focus is on the process the child goes through in exploring the activities and not on the product.
Geography, biology, life sciences, music and art make up cultural subjects. Your child will be introduced to these subjects through the use of didactic apparatus. The Montessori materials will help set a foundation for your child to develop an independent personality, adapt to his or her culture and become a useful member of the society.
The Nursery programme is on application for children aged 2½ - 5 years
Nursery hours are 8:00am - 1:30pm
