School Statement
The Taunus International Montessori School, founded in 1973, is a private school for 1 ½ to 6 year old children. The school is operated by a registered non-profit association of parents. In accordance with its charter, the purpose of the school is to provide educational and cultural instruction for children within a Montessori framework and to help prepare them for subsequent schooling in the international community. All religions and races have equal rights at the school.
The goal of the school—to foster independence and knowledge in a safe, nurturing, culturally diverse environment—is met through the combined efforts of school board, teaching staff, director and the association members. The Taunus International Montessori School is not just another kindergarten, pre-school or day-care establishment, but a unique stimulating center of learning for young children in all aspects of their lives. Academic, developmental, and cultural components join together with the friendly, family atmosphere of the school to assist young children and their families in adjusting to a new life at school, and a new life abroad.
The Montessori method encourages independence in children, while offering them the security of the familiar. The Montessori learning material is repeated in variations reflecting the individuality of each class teacher throughout the school. Our children are helped to make decisions for themselves one small step at a time. They may do this without the fear of being alone and so proceed gradually at their own rate towards the achievements opening before them. Being offered a large variety of activities to stimulate their learning process, they may choose many of their tasks in freedom, thusly enhancing their own ability to realize self-respect. This self-respect in turn, leads to the respect of others, a goal inherent to the Montessori teaching method, and one which when achieved, accompanies the child a life long.
The Taunus International Montessori School is an advocate and caretaker of the young child—providing well-rounded educational, cultural and developmental stimuli in a comfortable, cherishing atmosphere to protect and nurture each individual, while teaching respect and care for each other and the environment..”
