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The Preschool Bridge program at TMA includes children in the age
range of 2½¹ to 4 years. This class is specially designed for the
child who has progressed beyond the Toddler Program but is not quite ready to
be in
The morning session is from 8:30–11:30 a.m. The full day session is from 8:30–3:30 p.m. Full day students will take a nap after lunch. Before and after-school care is also available. See our Fee Schedule for options and costs. The student–teacher ratio for this class is 1 teacher for each 8 children. There are two teachers in each classroom so there are 16 children in each class. The goals of the Preschool Bridge program are to:
This classroom evolves through the year and serves as an introduction to the Preschool curriculum. In the beginning of the year, the environment resembles more a Toddler classroom where children are provided with hands-on activities designed to extend learning in the areas of cognition, gross & fine motor skills, language, independence, and social skills. By the middle of the year, as children are ready for more structured learning, more Preschool Montessori materials are phased into the environment with more formal lessons given. For more pictures of our students, please visit our Photo Gallery. ¹Must be 2 1/2 yrs. as of the first day of school in August. |
the Preschool program. This class acts as a "bridge"
between the Toddler and Preschool programs. Children do not need to be toilet
trained to be enrolled in the Preschool Bridge Program. There are several
program options available:
provide an introduction to Montessori Preschool curriculum for
three year olds new to the school or for three year olds preferring less than a
five day program.