| A child undergoes two important stages in her life so | | | | discovers. |
| she can reach her full potential. | | | | Movement is the second kind of sensitive periods of a |
| Maria Montessori observed the children. Maria | | | | child. A child at an early age does not know that she |
| Montessori pioneered the Montessori Method. She | | | | possesses feet and hands. In the long run, she |
| emphasized the importance of the child's active | | | | becomes aware that these faculties help him to |
| participation towards his environment. | | | | unravel the world around her. She then knows how to |
| In fact, there are a few Gold Coast preschools that | | | | control them. |
| apply the Montessori method and philosophy. They | | | | A child concentrates in her movements like walking |
| recognise the two most vital stage of a child's | | | | towards a table. She intentionally has a purpose as to |
| development. | | | | why she is moving. Unlike adults. They sometimes |
| The first stage of a child's development is the | | | | move aimlessly or walk without any purposeful intent. |
| absorbent mind of a child. | | | | A child always has the intention to perfect her |
| This usually occurs at the time the child is born until she | | | | movements whereas adults do not share the same |
| turns three. During this time, children unconsciously | | | | intent. |
| absorb their environment. This is what a child | | | | Finally, language forms part of the sensitive period of a |
| intrinsically does. She looks at her surroundings, | | | | child. A child notices sounds. She hears words. This is |
| wanders around and adapts them. So, living actually | | | | how she learns to speak. She learns through listening. |
| teaches a child. | | | | She reconstructs and imitates what she has heard at |
| Another stage of a child's development is the sensitive | | | | an early age. A few years after, he is unstoppable. |
| period. This consists of three types; order, movement | | | | She keeps on asking questions and keeps on saying |
| and language. | | | | terms she finds amusing. |
| A child is sensitive to order. She can easily distinguish | | | | These two stages are contained in the Montessori |
| any anomaly or difference in her surroundings. | | | | method. A child develops into an intellectual being |
| When a child notices a glass of milk in the table and | | | | provided that she is guided with the Montessori |
| after a few minutes the glass is gone, she becomes | | | | method and philosophy that many Gold Coast |
| insightful of the change. Through this process she | | | | Montessori childcare centres can provide. |