Specialty Classes
Students at the Montessori Children's House of Peoria are able to enjoy the following specialty classes during the schoolday each week.
Elementary Hot Lunch
Students in the Elementary program plan for, cook, and prepare a bi-weekly meal to all the other children in the class. They learn to follow a budget and shop for ingredients, while enjoying the creation and eating of a community meal.
Elementary Art Class
In the Elementary Programs, students participate in an Art class each week, in which they are exposed to a variety of visual artistic styles and forms and given the opportunity for creative expression in these areas. Typical art forms used in the class include painting, drawing, sculpture, and printmaking.
Click here to view examples of student art work done in this class.
Music
Through weekly Primary and Elementary music classes students develop an appreciation for the varying styles of music as well as the history of music. They also gain experience in vocal performance as they rehearse and perform an all-school Spring Program each year.
Foreign Language
Students in both the Primary and Elementary programs engage in the study of a foreign language. Preschool classes have weekly lessons in Spanish; while Elementary students alternate between Spanish or French, depending upon the year. Besides the obvious benefit of simply becoming familiar with a second language, the study of a foreign language also allows the older student the opportunity to revisit grammar in English, including review of complex sentence and paragraph structure.
Tumbling
All students benefit from weekly tumbling classes taught by renown local coach Jon Williams. Mr. Williams is considered by most to be the best tumbling coach in the country! Children of all ages will work on gross motor development, balance and coordination in this fun and physically engaging class.