The Hills Montessori
Elkhorn, NE and Greater Omaha, NE
At The Hills Montessori, we proudly offer…
Certified Teachers and Spacious Classrooms
We have professional, certified teachers who prioritize education and the well-being of the child.
CPR/First-Aid Certified Staff
Not only is our staff well-trained, but classroom safety is one of our main priorities. With extensive cleaning at the end of each day, we want to provide a state of general cleanliness for the child’s environment.
Building Safety
Some of our safety features includes: high security alarm system & sprinklers, observation windows, monitored/secured entry, and a state-of-the-art storm shelter.
Healthy Meals and Snacks
At the Bright Day Café, we provide children with nutritious food made in The Hills state-of-the-art kitchen. We pride ourselves in fueling young minds with delicious and nutritious meals and snacks throughout the school day.
Friendly and Welcoming Atmosphere
When you walk in through the front door, you will always be greeted with a friendly smile and engaging conversation! It is a privilege to care for your child and to provide top-notch independent environment for your child to grow in.
Affordable Tuition and Convenient Payment Options
(Credit Cards Accepted) We know that childcare can be expensive, rest assured that we will always try and work with you to figure out a payment plan that works for you.
First developed by Italian physician Maria Montessori in 1907, Montessori education fosters independence, self-esteem, social awareness, empathy, resilience, problem solving, and creative thinking—characteristics that will serve students far beyond school.
The Hill’s Montessori classrooms are led by certified Montessori teachers and use the materials designed by Maria Montessori to emphasize hands-on learning in different subjects. These materials are very concrete for younger children and become more abstract as children grow older.
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A Montessori classroom allows children to engage in activities that are geared toward helping them develop their cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills. Children are challenged as individuals and are allowed to work at their own pace. Montessori education develops capable learners who not only know how to learn and solve problems, but who also love to learn. Children work in multi-age classrooms as individuals and in small and large groups. They are challenged to be independent as they explore a wide variety of subjects using specially-designed materials to teach specific skills.
The Montessori classroom is divided into five curriculum areas: Practical Life, Sensorial, Math, Language and Cultural. The sequence of lessons in the different areas begins with the simplest and concrete level, and eventually proceeds to a more complex abstract level. In order for the lessons to have meaning they must be applied to real life situations.
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Montessori’s idea of the prepared environment is that everything the child comes in contact with would facilitate and maximize independent learning and exploration. This calm, well-ordered environment has a lot of movement and activity. Children are free to choose and work on activities at their own pace. Here, they experience a combination of freedom and self-discipline, as guided by the environment.
There are generally six aspects, or principles, to the Prepared Environment: Freedom; Structure and Order; Beauty; Nature and Reality; Social Environment; Intellectual Environment. Learn more about each of these aspects, and why the prepared environment is so important to the success a child experiences with Montessori education!
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Children imitate their own learning based on their unique learning style, and their exploration is supported by highly trained teachers.
Children engage in independent, self-directed learning as well as in small and large group activates within a multi-age classroom.
The prepared environment of each classroom is meticulously organized and maintained to provide optimal learning conditions for students of all ages.
Children are given the freedom to explore their interests, within a carefully monitored structure, with teachers helping to facilitate that exploration.
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Our goal to foster the child's development in various aspects:
Respect for others and the environment
Self-esteem and self-confidence
Self-discipline
Coordination
Independence
Social Skills
Emotional growth
Cognitive preparation
“The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child’s own natural desire to learn.”