Montessori Primary & Elementary Program

How We See Learning

At The Earth School, I see learning as something you feel in your bones - not forced, but flowing, full of questions and odd surprises. Kids here follow their own track. Some days, that means poetry in a sunbeam, other days, it’s digging for answers in the dirt. I trust that children are kind, bold, and curious, and I try to make space for all that.

Our Everyday World

Classrooms aren’t just rooms - they’re spaces that invite you in. Kids lead the way, not me. Sometimes that means slow work, like a child testing recipes for a homemade cake, or a group building a shrimp habitat and figuring out the science. Older kids naturally help the younger ones out. It’s a proper mix - that’s the heart of mixed-age Montessori classrooms.

What We Do

• Learning is messy, hands-on. We build timelines to show how life on earth unfolded, hatch eggs and track their growth, or spend days building insect hotels.
• Math? Not just numbers in a book. We look for patterns, draw odd shapes in the sandpit, and play with materials that make concepts click.
• Practical skills matter. Kids cook, sew, shape clay, and turn old t-shirts into bags.
• Language and art are woven in. We put on plays, write poems, play drums like the parai, and share stories.

Beyond the Classroom

Community isn’t just a word. Kids run collection drives, fundraise for animals, and create pookolam for Diwali. Our "Going Out" program means field trips with a purpose, like harvesting clay at the lake or researching at an aquarium. The earth is our real classroom.