"Children are not waiting to be taught, but for the opportunity to learn themselves." (Paolo Cagliari)
Primary II (6-12 year olds):
Basic tasks of Primary II:
(based on Austrian curriculum and standard of Association Montessori Internationale)
Language focus:
- German reading comprehension: textual interpretation / understanding of text
- literature Workshops
- Understanding
- Interpretation
- English as an everyday language with native speakers
- freewriting: uncensored creativity, expression, and communication ( en / ger )
- consolidation of spelling and grammar ( en / ger )
Mathematics :
- Pursued mathematics (with Montessori equipment and next levels of abstraction)
Science and culture:
Biology, Geography, Physics and Chemistry are taught within projects that follow the interests of the children. Experts can be invited to give more details about special subjects.
Examples:
- Europe
- the European Union
- culture (Land - People - Music - Literature - Economy - Culture )
- animal care (animal care and observation, working with veterinarians, animal shelter , etc.)
- ethics ( World Religions )
Natural Sciences: - basic knowledge and experiments in Physics
- fundamental knowledge and experiments in Chemistry