At the same time, it is not easy for a Montessori kindergarten to have the certification of the International Montessori Organization (AMI) and the formal kindergarten school qualification. Founded in 2008, Peninsula Kindergarten is the oldest and most authoritative Montessori kindergarten in Shenzhen, and is the location of the AMI Shenzhen Training Center, which is directly authorized by AMI. In the past few years, AMI Shenzhen Training Center has trained many professional Montessori educators for Montessori gardens and institutions across the country.
The Peninsula Kindergarten is located in the peninsula city-state in Shekou's noble residential area, across the sea from Hong Kong. The environment of the kindergarten is quiet, the environment of the kindergarten is not large, and the coconut wind and sea charm are very warm. The simple design of the school building, especially the classrooms, is not only spacious and bright, but also completely designed with pure Montessori philosophy, distinguishing five distinct areas: daily life, sensory, language, mathematics, culture and arts, and this environment that provides the needs of young children's development is called a complete environment. The teaching aids are not all wood, but also glass, ceramics and other materials, and most of them are produced by Heutink, the world's most standardized manufacturer of fully handmade Montessori teaching aids.
The Montessori philosophy advocates that children grow at their own pace, so at Peninsula Kindergarten, you are more likely to see children working independently in a well-equipped environment, such as wiping tables, sweeping floors, and buttoning in the daily living area, puzzles and color cards in the sensory area, or fiddling with sticks, beads, and cards in the math area.
In Montessori education, the role of the teacher is that of an observer, and the teacher will observe the children as they work, provide the necessary help to the children, and guide the children to try to work in other areas. As one of the few AMI training centers in China, Peninsula Kindergarten has a relatively high level of Montessori teachers in Shenzhen Montessori, with the main teachers all holding AMI certificates and the assistant teachers being AMI-trained.
Peninsula kindergarten is divided into international class and bilingual class, both equipped with two teachers and one guarantee, international class plus a foreign teacher, bilingual class without a foreign teacher. IC class and CASA class are set up according to age groups, IC class accepts children aged 1.5-2.5 with a class size of about 25 people, CASA class accepts children aged 2.5-6 years old, with a class size of more than 30 people, and the tuition fee for international classes is 10,500 yuan per person per month.
