Ideal Classrooms for Young Learners
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The Fountainhead Montessori school has campuses in Livermore and nearby cities in California. The Livermore campus was founded in 2004 and remodeled in 2010. Early childhood education is important for brain development but some question if preschoolers are truly learning or just being babysat. An ideal learning environment for young children is one where the classroom is sized appropriately and encourages independence through accessible lessons and activities that seamlessly integrate learning through everyday tasks.
Ideal Classrooms for Young Learners
- 2. The Fountainhead Montessori school for early childhood development has a campus in Livermore, CA, along with additional campuses in Danville, Dublin, Orinda, and Pleasant Hill. The Livermore campus of Fountainhead Montessori was founded in 2004 and remodeled in 2010.
- 3. Education is one of the chief concerns parents have for their children, but the concept of a 3- or 4-year-old attending a pre-school might seem confusing to some. At such a young age, is the child really learning, or simply being babysat for part of the day? The fact is, brain development begins in the womb and continues rapidly over the first few years of a child’s life. However, that still leaves the question of what is the ideal learning environment for a young child.
- 4. To begin, a child’s classroom should be sized to a child - from shelves to furniture, children should be able to interact with and explore the classroom environment without the aid of an adult. This encourages personal independence and a desire to learn. Lesson plans and daily schedules should be designed by organizers and teachers to take advantage of learning opportunities, such as the simple task for the child of choosing colors out of the crayon box. This provides the child with the ability to practice math skills and color identification before engaging in a creative activity.