Kindergarten of Madhuvan Sai Vidyashram School

Madhuvan Sai Vidyashram brings up your child at the right milieu where the education is meant for building life , shaping up to experience the wholesome earthly sojourn, remaining responsible to oneself, parents and to the Society at large.

We at Madhuvan Sai Vidyashram, exert to bring out the latent talents in each child in the best possible and the most natural way through a methodology to help the child and not to hurt! This methodology is a quintessence of what Child psychologists from Froebel to Bandura have explored, picking and choosing the best among them ,integrating the relevant aspects of Montessori methods and Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s educare based on human values.

A home away from home
The Kindergarten Classes are handled in the Montessori method by specially trained teachers so that the children feel at home with their indirect learning. We have learnt from our experience that even children with low IQ pick up their tasks very easily and congenially. This makes our school dearer to them and everyone ushers to the school each day with new dreams, new stories, and new experiences to share. They remain fresh for the day and return home refreshed!

Adaptability
In fact they learn more that what their peers do in other schools. They get acquainted with the world around them, the life , the time and the space without any conditioning!
Madhuvan provides no conditioning which prevents the child from facing the challenges set by nature and the residents therein !

Computer Literacy
The computer literacy starts at the LKG level itself, through daily online lessons, puzzles, story cartoons, animated lessons on each alphabet and number they learn. In UKG, they slowly peep into the mystery of the cybernetics through ABC of computer. In 1^st Standard they start to handle keyboard, mouse and joystick and to command. Beginning with Paintbrush, the child gradually explores the state-of-the art IT. The Classes are handled by Engineering Graduates.

The edge
Unlike other schools, children here learn not just alphabets, numbers and rhymes. The Montessori syllabus is adapted with relevant changes to suit the environment whereby they study elementary science, ethics, social studies, and mathematics. Paper crafts and drawing shape their muscles and minds to be creative and constructive.

Balanced Growth and lack of peer pressure
The school has a repertoire of Montessori teaching aides which help the children to enlighten the cognitive brain centres and make the learning process a joyful and playful experience. Children are not left to themselves with some toys to play but with Montessori playing aides which develops their skills and logic while playing.

Strictly following what Maria Montessori has taught, the lessons are organised in consideration of the child’s attitude and aptitude so that hyperactivity of a fellow student never dampens his spirits.

At par with international standards
The CBSE syllabus is not just taken for granted at the kindergarten level at Madhuvan. In order to maintain the international standards we have integrated the state-of-the-art curricula in the global scene by introducing elements from IB pattern as well as ICSE patterns essential for growth of the students.

Study Materials
The Montessori methodology as well as the curricula abroad, envisage the inclusion of Science and Social Studies through easy methods. Madhuvan prepares its own lesson plans leaving no such elements ignored.

Our staff is trained on weekends on online study materials and patterns on the web. The language undergoes perfect blossoming in the tiny lips thanks to the use of phonetics for perfection of the language.

The Guides and Guards
A mother is the best child psychologist. The kindergarten at Madhuvan is closely monitored by experienced mothers among the faculty and the feedback necessary for R&D is obtained.

Easily accessible
The school buses picks up children from almost all major locales in Trivandrum city and suburbs.

Back home afresh in the evening
In Kindergarten, the children spend their afternoon in Montessori lessons in a play way method after a short nap. The games both indoor and outdoor are designed so as to make them feel at home with their lessons.

See the video clips on Madhuvan Kindergarten (2006-07)

Advantages of Montessori Curriculum

• Prepares the child for primary education in a better way.

• Provides broad spectrum exposure to all areas of education in a concrete manner

• Ensures freedom to the child to construct himself, without any conditioning.

• Monitors the growth and make the parents fully aware of your child’s progress.

• Builds self-confidence and self-worth in children

Features of Montessory Curriculum

Montessori 1. Practical Life Exercises:

These exercises form the foundation of Montessori environment.The wholesome range of activities develop control and co-ordination of movement, awareness of environment, good work habits, responsibility, concentration, attention, independence, order and positive self-image.

Montessori 2. Sensorial Training

The five senses are children’s tools for learning. The Primary purpose of sensorial exercise is to further refine him/her sense of touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing. The materials used in the sensorial exercise will be quite unlike anything else that your child has ever encountered in the way of play things. Your child will be able to perceive size, shape, colour, loudness, texture, odours etc.

Montessori 3 : Language

Combination of phonics, stories and language experiences to bring meaning to the learning of reading and writing. This is a multi-sensory approach. In this system, your child utilizes all his senses to help him/her read and write with proper understanding instead of learning by heart. Discovering language becomes interesting, fun and creative through activities in the pink, blue and green Montessori language series. Grammar will be taught to enhance the child’s attention to and use of words in everyday speaking.

Montessori 4: Mathematics

Here, it is an activity based programme provding the child hands-on experience in learning the concepts of mathematics. Montessori arithmetic is taught through the manipulation of concrete objects and mathematics materials facilities children’s learning by making mathematical concepts simple and logical.

Montessori 5 : Cultural Subjects

The Montessori cultural subjects cover Nature study, Botany and Zoology, Geography and History. Creative Art. Music and Movement, Physical Programme and Outdoor play activities are also part of the curriculum.

Montessori Training at LKG on sizes

Montessori training at LKG on cognition

Montessori training at LKG on wet and dry pouring

Montessori education on Geography

Computer education from LKG itself

Outdoor activities for physical development