STEM Montessori Philosophy
STEM Montessori provides tamariki with the space to take thoughtful risk, persist in problem solving, engage in practical learning, develop communication, and embrace both independent thinking and working together as a team. These lay the foundation for tamariki who are innovators and learners of the 21st century
Stem Montessori partnership and participation imply interactions, commitment, honour, faith, and respect towards each other and sharing of rights from Te Tiri o Waitangi. Within our centre developing partnerships and positive relationships with whanau, caregivers and Māori organizations and involving, collaborating and communication with whanau and community by listening to and incorporating their voices in policy making, planning and review of the centre’s programme shows respect towards tamariki for who they are and acknowledges their cultural identity, reflecting the protection of Te Tiri o Waitangi.
Our goal is to ensure that tamariki develop lifelong skills that promote future learning, Our Te Whariki curriculum promotes tamariki language, identity, and culture. It encourages kaiako to develop their practice to ensure that their teaching reflects, acknowledges and incorporates these areas. Our core value from Te Whariki is implementing and sustaining strong relationships with tamariki, whanau and the wider community. From this, tamariki are able to build reciprocal relationships with people, places and things and opportunities to try out their ideas and refine working theories.
This is the core of who we are and what we do. At Stem Montessori we provide tamariki with a prepared environment that fosters freedom of choice, of movement, and of will to explore and learn. Tamariki work independently, showing respect and responsibility for themselves, others, and their environment.
Our Montessori education provides activities that are challenging to master but not so difficult that tamariki give up. As kaiako, we respect how different tamariki learn and acknowledges that each child has a unique developmental timeline. Our materials are beautifully prepared and attractive that tamariki are drawn to make discoveries for themselves, developing skills of ‘help me to help myself’.
Stem meaning, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics is learning that is led from tamariki interests, curiosities, fascinations and wonderings. Stem facilitates tamariki into interdependent learning units based on real-world applications through hands on learning activities and creative design. Kaiako resist the temptation to share their own prior knowledge or immediately answer tamariki questions. Instead, we embark on processes of discovery, observation, classification, hypothesising, experimentation, problem-solving and analysis alongside tamariki. We believe in nature as a kaiako with its limitless opportunities to explore scientific concepts, engineering skills, high- and low-tech technologies, and mathematical concepts through practical, hands-on experiences.
This leads to tamariki thinking outside the box and taking ownership over their learning.
We believe in promoting tamariki resilience, determination, confidence, creative and critical thinking, good social skills and the ability to form good relationships. We positivity achieve this through our robust curriculum that is inclusive to all who attend Stem Montessori.
Open Monday to Friday
7.30 am to 5.30 pm.
We are closed on all Public holidays.
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