Curriculum at a glance

Practical Life materials provide a link between home and school and enhance the development of coordination, concentration and independence.

The exercises of practical life are designed to teach the child to function in his environment by teaching him how to cope with the things around him. These daily functions at our home are routine and simple to us, but they are new and exciting to the child. He must learn that there is correct way of doing whatever needs to be done in the home. Children love to work with their hands – an important activity in their development.

Opportunities for practical life are endless! In the Montessori classroom, we let the children do things which he would normally see done in his natural environment. In this way, he is better able to understand the functioning of his own particular environment and becomes more aware of the things around him.


Sensorial materials are designed to help children become more perceptive, to understand the concepts and learn language to focus on the details of the world around them.

Montessori agreed with Aristotle philosophy that there was nothing in the intellect which does not first exist in the senses. Through systematically working in the successive steps with the sensory apparatus, and developing and refining the five senses, the child build a solid foundation for his intellectual activity. The lessons were designed to enable the child to sort out and digest the large number of impressions he possesses, to assimilate additional ones through experience, and to stimulate and refine the child’s power of observation preliminary to acquiring judgment and understanding.

“Beauty lies I harmony, not in contrast; and harmony is refinement; therefore, there must be a fineness of the senses if we are able to appreciate harmony.” Maria Montessori

The Language materials increase vocabulary, explore the sounds and syntax of Bahasa, English, and Arabic and help children to read and write.

Reading and writing go hand in hand, and the early work with Montessori sensorial materials prepare the child for the introduction to both. Montessori observed that young children often have the “explosion into writing” and because of their early sensorial experiences, writing usually comes before actual reading. Through the sensorial exercises the child has learned the delicate handling of all the materials and as refined his movement of hands and fingers. Reading program progresses through three levels; pink, blue, green.


Mathematical concepts are offered to children concretely. Hands-on materials create an enjoyable approach to arithmetic and geometry. Children will learn to count, and then operate decimal systems and fractions, all concretely. From this solid base abstraction occurs naturally.

Sensorial training is of great importance in learning the basics of arithmetic. Montessori has a wide variety of materials for this purpose, thus allowing the child to become familiar with numbers at an early age. The idea of quantity is inherent in all the Montessori arithmetic materials and the conception of identity and differences in the sensorial exercises is built up from recognition of identical objects and gradation of similar ones.


Cultural materials provide children with experiences in geography, history, music, art and natural science. Young children have an innate interest in nature and a great curiosity for learning more about the things around them. As in other areas the child first experiences culture at concrete level.

Children extend their social skills through cooperative interaction. Concepts explored with classroom materials are applied to Outdoor Environment. Nature and its fascination for the young children brought into the classroom from outside. A range of outdoor play equipment fosters physical activity.

The program is broaden by taking the children on Excursions. These may include trips to museums, galleries, wildlife preserves, fossil ground, national parks, historical exhibits, library, etc.


Additionally activities like Fardu Ain and Al-Quran, Preparatory class is offered as part of the program. Children are encouraged to join our Creative Art & Craft club, Swimming club, Mandarin, Speech & Drama club, Computer Lab and Junior Scouts.


You may find the list of Montessori activities and illustrations in the “Montessori Apparatus"