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SPANISH IMMERSION MONTESSORI SCHOOL · PROGRAMS
Ages 5 – 10 Years
Montessori Spanish Literacy Workshop
"Language lies at the root of that transformation of the environment that we call civilization."
— Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind
Location
Newton Highlands · 991 Boylston St
Schedule
Wed 5:00–6:30 PM · Sat 1:00–2:30 PM
Investment
10-Week Session · $750
THE MONTESSORI VIEW ON LANGUAGE
Language is not a subject.
It is a living experience.
Maria Montessori believed that language is a natural human ability, deeply connected to the child's need to express thoughts, emotions, and ideas.
From birth to around age six, children pass through a powerful sensitive period for language, absorbing sounds, structure, and meaning effortlessly from their environment, the same way they absorb everything else: without effort, without instruction, without being taught.
In the Montessori approach, language is not taught in isolation, it is lived. Through rich oral language experiences, storytelling, phonetic awareness, and hands-on materials, children naturally progress from spoken language to reading and writing.
The Sensitive Period
Exploring the natural windows of linguistic development where literacy acquisition is most profound and effortless.
Foundation
0–3 years
Unconscious absorption of language from the environment through sounds, rhythm, structure.
Expansion
3–6 years
Conscious organization of language through naming, storytelling, phonetic awareness, writing, reading.
Refinement
6–10 years
Deepening and expanding: grammar, composition, reading comprehension, bilingual expression.
Writing emerges before reading through sensorial and practical life experiences.
WHAT CHILDREN DISCOVER IN THIS PROGRAM
Hands that write before they read
Minds that discover before they memorize
Using iconic Montessori materials, children develop a deep understanding of how language functions. The goal is not memorization of rules, but the joyful discovery of language as a system of expression and thought.
Sandpaper Letters
Children trace letter shapes with their fingertips, encoding the form and sound of each letter through touch and movement.
The body learns before the mind explains.
The Movable Alphabet
Before a child can physically write, they can compose words, sentences, and stories by arranging movable letter tiles. Writing emerges through play.
Expression comes first. Mechanics follow.
Montessori Grammar Tools
Color-coded grammar symbols make the parts of language visible and tangible. Children discover that nouns, verbs, and adjectives have shape, weight, and relationship.
Grammar becomes something you see, not just memorize.
In this prepared environment, children move from absorbing language unconsciously to consciously organizing sounds, symbols, and meaning, becoming confident readers, writers, and communicators.
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
Grounded in authentic
Montessori principles.
Follows the Montessori Language Curriculum developed through training with NEMTech in Massachusetts, using the Montessori Language Album as the foundation of instruction.
All instruction aligns with authentic Montessori principles supported by the American Montessori Society (AMS).
Classes are led by a certified Montessori guide with over 15 years of experience — a native Spanish speaker specializing in early childhood literacy and bilingual education.
Instruction is delivered in Spanish within a rich bilingual context, developing literacy skills in both languages simultaneously.
What Makes This Program Different
Language is experienced through storytelling, oral language, phonetic games, and hands-on materials.
Writing precedes reading: children express before they decode, building genuine fluency from the inside out.
Grammar is discovered through play: color-coded Montessori grammar symbols make abstract concepts tangible.
Bilingual from day one: Spanish is the medium of instruction, not a separate subject, developing true biliteracy.
No tests. No grades. No pressure, only the joyful, self-directed discovery of a child in their element.
PRACTICAL DETAILS
Everything you need To get started
Newton Highlands Campus
991 Boylston Street, Newton Highlands, MA 02461
Wednesdays
5:00 – 6:30 PM
1.5 hours per class
Saturdays
1:00 – 2:30 PM
1.5 hours per class
Session Length
10 Weeks
2 sessions per week available
Investment
$750
per 10-week session
MONTESSORI SPANISH LITERACY WORKSHOP · AGES 5–10
Give your child the gift of language and the joy of discovering it.
Newton Highlands · 991 Boylston Street, MA 02461
Wed 5:00–6:30 PM · Sat 1:00–2:30 PM · 10 Weeks · $750
No pitch. No pressure. Just a classroom full of curious children and a guide who loves what she does.
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