Why a Prepared Environment Matters

Why a Prepared Environment Matters Let’s take a peak at our School-Readiness Lesson: A beautifully prepared environment gives children the freedom to explore, learn, and grow — all within a space designed just for them. Young children have a deep love of order — they feel safe, calm, and confident when things are in their…

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Commemorating Our 20th Birthday

Commemorating Our 20th Birthday Turning 20 is a big deal! We couldn’t think of a better way to commemorate this milestone than with a stunning mural on our school wall — beautifully painted by the talented @giffyartist Thank you, Giffy, for capturing our ideas so brilliantly! The mural features two species of barbets that nest…

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Choosing a Montessori Education

Choosing a Montessori Education Choosing a Montessori education for your child is one of the best gifts you can give them. Why do I say this? Because the Montessori method nurtures independence, responsibility, and – most importantly – a lifelong love of learning. And it nurtures these lovely habits really young. Learning is an inner,…

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Happy Heritage Day!

Happy Heritage Day! Our children celebrated the rich diversity of our beautiful country by dressing up in traditional outfits. Heritage Day reminds us that every culture, language, and tradition adds to the vibrant rainbow that makes our South Africa so special.

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Celebrating 20 Years

Celebrating 20 Years And just like that, Montessori Life celebrated its 20th anniversary on Saturday 20 September 2025. Our school continues just as it began — with the goal of offering children a warm, nurturing, and brilliant Montessori education. Celebrating 20 years of this cherished privilege fills our hearts with gratitude.

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Pilots

Pilots Pilots – the children constructed their own airplanes from recycled plastic bottles , excellent 3 dimensional work and excellent problem solving at play.

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Riding the Train!

Riding the Train! Riding the train at the Durban Society of Model Engineers proved such fun for our children. The outing also consolidated the learning theme – All about work : the jobs people do.

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Our Learning Theme – All About Jobs

All About Jobs Our parents have all come on board to help make this theme come to life. We have learnt about being a dolphin trainer, an accountant, a hairdresser, an architect, a security expert, a forklift truck salesperson, a truck dealership owner and a psychologist. What a super variety of professions – thank you!

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Creative Activities

Creative Activities Open ended, self-chosen creative activities allow children to express themselves freely while developing fine motor skills, decision making and confidence – all essential for academic and personal growth. Practical life work, like our pouring activity, develop control of movement, hand-eye coordination and concentration, skills needed for independence and later complex manual work. Threading…

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