Welcome to Higgys House Pre-School Montessori Room.

Higgys House, Gorey, has County Wexford’s only accredited Montessori Room.

A brief introduction to Montessori

Maria Montessori’s (Born Italy in 1870) method is a philosophy based on the dignity and spiritual worth of the child. The basis of the Montessori philosophy of education is that all children carry unseen within them the person they will become. In order to develop their unique potential, they must have freedom, freedom to explore, freedom to be creative, freedom to choose. This freedom is achieved through order and self discipline.

Montessori is Sensory Based

Montessori observed that children learn by doing. She designed her materials so that children in the classroom may manipulate them and learn through self discovery. Every piece of Montessori equipment has its basis in sensory discrimination. This means that children touch see, taste, hear and feel different concepts. As young children grow, they develop sensitives for the more intellectual pursuits of mathematics and language. But even these materials have their basis in sensory discrimination.

Following the Lead of the Child

Montessori found that every child has their own unique pace of development. The Montessori approach is based on trusting this natural process and following the child’s lead rather than directing it. Presentations are given to children on an individual basis or in small groups of two or three as the child is interested in a material and the teacher sees a readiness to absorb the information.

Four Main Areas of Montessori

Each area occupies a different section of the room.

1. PRACTICAL LIFE
2. SENSORIAL
3. LANGUAGE
4. MATHEMATICS

When Children go to School

Many parent wonder if Montessori Preschool will adequately prepare their child for further education .Yes indeed it does! Montessori Observed the patterns of inner direction and concentration stay with children as they go on to higher learning. This is one of the great gifts of a Montessori early education. The joy of exploration and inner satisfaction of completing challenging tasks set positive attitude toward learning. Children with a Montessori foundation are confident in their ability to acquire knowledge, solve problems and cope with the new information and experiences. These form their blueprint for becoming a successful student in the years ahead.

Montessori at Higgys House

At Higgys House we provide access to all 4 areas of Montessori, Practical Life, Sensorial, Language and Mathematics through a huge range of Montessori equipment which we have setup across to large rooms for the child to chose from. Higgys House. Higgys House provides sessional childcare for children attending Montessori every day or some days a week as well as it being part of the Full Day Care at Higgys House for where the Preschoolers day has Montessori in the mornings.

Preschoolers at Higgys House

Higgys House provides full day care for Preschoolers. Pre school children that attend full days at Higgys house take part in the Montessori routine in the mornings, then get their hot dinner at lunch time and their tea late afternooon before going home (all prepared by our resident chef).

Pre school children in full time day care can attend 3, 4 or 5 days a week and the opening hours for full day childcare at Higgys House are 7.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. to allow maximum flexibility for busy working parents.