FAQs

Our school has no diaper-changing facilities. We believe that a child of 2 yrs should be toilet trained for his own comfort. Our support staff can help the child, if this has not been taken care at home.

The younger children below the age group of 3 ½ can be changed to the Montessori environment provided they have not been exposed to the alphabets in succession i.e. a,b, c, d…, We have found that older children generally have a little difficulty where language sounds are concerned as they tend to get a bit confused .Again it depends on the individual child and the parent. Montessori program can be best described as a shift for most children from a teacher-dominated situation to a child-centred classroom.

A Montessori environment caters to a maximum of 36 children from mixed age group with 2 adults to supervise but at Prayag we have 3 adults so as to maintain the adult child ratio. Montessori classes are fairly large for several reasons:

1. Since children in a Montessori pre-primary class range in age from 2 10 mths to  6, we tend to keep the ratio even between the age groups also so as to have a healthy number of peer groups e.g. 12 children of age group 2 yrs 10mths to 4 yrs - 12 children of age group 4 to 5 and 12 children of age 5 to 6.

2. We also encourage interactions between age groups. An older child helping a younger one is a hallmark of Montessori classrooms.

3. One of the most important aspects of the Montessori "Children's House" is its carefully planned arrangement, which allows children to function independently with minimal adult help. In what Maria Montessori called "the prepared environment," even a very young child can take charge of his own learning.

As Montessori philosophy is child-centered, your child may explore as thoroughly and rapidly as she is interested. It is not unusual in a Montessori environment to have 4 year-olds begin reading using phonetic materials or begin addition with math materials. Likewise, children who are not yet interested in the particular reading or math materials may focus on other work like geography, that is getting to know continents and cultures of different countries or learn about plant life from botany,until they are ready. The needs of both highly capable and less advanced children are met by Montessori methods.

Prayag Montessori is officially a completely non-sectarian institution. Our classrooms contain information about the major religions of the world as part of Montessori's cultural curriculum. All faiths and belief systems are respected, and children are welcome to share traditions and observe religious holidays as they choose.

Cultural subjects are a part of daily regular activities in Prayag. Music & Movement forms an important part of our curriculum, to help children appreciate music and the importance of carefree dance and expression. Art materials are a part of every classroom and children can use them whenever they wish to. Activities like drawing, colouring, painting, sketching or simply doodling, helps children express themselves and enhance their artistic skills. We view individual expression as intrinsic to the curriculum, not an addendum.

School begins at 9.30 am. Children from pre-mont and mont 1 leave at 12.30 pm and rest of the school at 1:30 pm.

After-school childcare is available at the Prayag. We aim to provide a homely environment so as to help the children not miss their home. This facility is available till 6.00 pm only.