Pre School in Surulere, Lagos - Oakwood Montessori School

Pre School

Welcome to our

Preschool Section

Oakwood Montessori school, we understand that the foundation of a child’s education is of utmost importance, hence our Pre-school section in Surulere provides the essential foundation education to children in their early years.

The child-oriented learning programme in our Pre school in Surulere is designed to meet every child’s specific needs and mould the young minds through fun-filled activities.

The classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art Montessori and child-friendly materials and our staff are constantly collaborating with the parents to bring out the best in every child.

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CURRICULUM

The pre-school curriculum consists of five subject areas:

Practical

These activities promote independence, coordination, fine and gross motor skills. They develop the child’s concentration and dexterity. The children also do the following, setting the table, brushing of teeth, washing exercises, polishing of articles, water exercises, dressing frames. e.t.c. They likewise learn why things happen and how things work.

Sensorial

The sensorial materials are designed to stimulate each of the senses and to develop the ability to make fine discrimination.

They are designed to heighten the child’s awareness of the world around him or her.

Children enjoy exploring materials of different shapes, dimensions, textures and sizes.

They have opportunities to work with sound and colour boxes, which enable them to respond to what they see, hear, smell, touch and feel.

English Language

Early language experience is gained by encouraging children to talk about their experiences, listen to stories and participate in rhymes and songs.

The children are taught the phonetic sounds, word formation and reading using Montessori materials such as sandpaper letters, large and small movable alphabets, sentence cards e.t.c.

Mathematics

In Mathematics the children are introduced to numbers using special Montessori materials such as number rods, sandpaper numbers, cards and counters, spindle box, ten and ten boards, golden bead materials e.t.c.

Later they are introduced to the concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions using appropriate materials.

Cultural

Children are encouraged to take active interest in the world around them at all times e.g. the changing of the seasons, current affairs, personal news, other cultures e.t.c.

Under cultural, the children are taught Geography, Science and history using special materials.
Children are encouraged to express themselves through art and crafts.
In music, children investigate different sounds and rhythms using a wide range of musical instruments. Singing, action rhymes and dancing are part of everyday life at The Oakwood Montessori School.