Montessori School of the Nittany Valley

* Individualized approach to learning with emphasis on self development rather than competition.* To pursue Montessori's endeavor to create a developmentally appropriate environment in which the child is free to choose the "work" that satisfies the needs of children during critical developmental periods. - To provide the children the advantage of being a member of a mixed age group in which the older children model skills and behavior for the younger ones. This gives the older children a sense of accomplishment and maturity.* To strengthen emotional and social development by fostering in the child a sense of membership in a classroom community and providing the proper social skills to function within that community.* To develop a sense of responsibility to the Earth's environment by recycling, caring for plants and animals and other appropriate activities.* To encourage a child's sense of honesty , fairness, and responsibility by positively rewarding productive behavior