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Our Main Campus serves students from 18 months - 6 years of age.
Pre-Primary Toddler Program Hours:
2-day Pre-Primary Program: Thursday & Friday 8:30am - 11:30am
3-day Pre-Primary Program: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30am - 11:30am
5-day Pre-Primary Program: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 11:30am
The Toddler Program at Alpharetta International Academy is available for children ages 18 months to 3 years old. Potty training is not required. Two and three-day programs are available. Children may attend 5 days per week by coming to both programs.
The primary focus of the Toddler Program is the development of independence, language, fine and gross motor skills and social interaction. In addition to working with the Montessori lessons, children go outside each day for 30 minutes, have snack, music, stories and circle time.
Primary Program Hours:
3 years - 5 years: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 11:45pm
6 years and Kindergarten: Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 2:45pm, Friday 8:30am - 11:45am
The Primary classes are comprised of children between the ages of 3 and 6 years old. All children attend 5 days per week. The Primary Program is a three year program.
Primary students work in a classroom that is prepared to meet their needs. The Montessori materials in the classroom are divided into the following areas:
Practical Life
These activities offer the child the means of caring for himself and his environment. These exercises help a young child to refine movement, build concentration, confidence and develop independence. Lessons include activities such as pouring, polishing, food preparation, fastening clothes, washing hands, arranging flowers, etc.
Sensorial
In the Montessori classroom, sensorial materials play a key role. They are designed to sharpen the senses of the young child by helping him to distinguish and categorize new information and relate it to what he already knows. Each of the sensorial materials isolates one defining quality, such as color, weight, shape, size, texture, sound or smell.
Language
This area of the classroom begins with the development of vocabulary and the identification of letter sounds. By working with the sandpaper letters and the moveable alphabet, children learn to read and write. In developing a broader vocabulary, children learn to label their environment, developing more expressive communication which leads to better understanding of their world. Children also are introduced to sentences, punctuation and beginning grammar.
Mathematics
In a Montessori classroom, children build an understanding of numbers using concrete materials. All of the math materials help the child to develop an internal understanding of basic mathematical concepts and processes. Because of a young child's extreme sense of order, children this age find mathematics simple and satisfying.
Geography, Science and Culture
Children study a wide variety of other topics including animals, plants, beginning science, world cultures and geography through a variety of concrete materials. Geography map work is a popular classroom activity that leads to a child's greater understanding of their big world.
Enrichment
In addition to working with Montessori lessons, Primary students are instructed in Art, Music and either French or Spanish.
The privilege to stay for lunch is offered for students from 11:45 - 12:45 pm. Spaces are limited and availability may change throughout the year. Attendance must be approved by the teacher though reservations can be made through the office.
4772 Webb Bridge Road, Alpharetta GA 30005
(770) 475-0558
Alpharetta International Academy is a 501(c)3 organization.