A Hands-On Path to Lifelong Learning

Montessori Program

Our authentic Montessori program lets children explore, create, and thrive every single day at our Anaheim campus.

Montessori Curriculum Overview

Guide Academy uses the AMI, IAPM, and AMS Montessori method for preschool to sixth grade, nurturing students from ages 3 to 12 in a hands-on, child-centered learning environment.

Child-Centered Excellence

Why Montessori Works

Hands on, self paced lessons build curiosity, confidence, and lifelong critical thinking.

Independence

Children learn to make choices, manage tasks on their own, and build confidence every day.

Hands On Materials

Specially designed tools turn abstract concepts, math, language, and science into tangible lessons.

Mixed Age Classes

Children of different ages work side by side, fostering a strong community spirit and shared learning.

Creativity & Curiosity

Our prepared environment invites exploration, as students dive into topics they love and drive their own learning.

Planes of Development

Child sharing sensorial materials in Montessori classroom

First Plane (3 to 6 Years)

In this foundational stage, children learn through their senses and movements. Activities like pouring, tracing sandpaper letters, and building the pink tower refine motor skills and concentration. By age five, most students are reading and performing simple mathematical computations—laying the groundwork for all future learning.

Upper elementary students collaborating on a project

Second Plane (6 to 12 Years)

Students move into abstract reasoning, exploring Great Lessons, scientific inquiry, and creative writing. They develop a sensitivity for imagination and grow through social interaction. By age twelve, they are writing significantly more creative essays with sophisticated sentence structures, while also honing research skills and collaborative problem-solving.

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Subject Areas

Practical Life
Child practicing pouring in Montessori practical life lesson

A child’s inner need is to master self and environment while relating socially to others. Through activities such as buttoning, bow tying, lacing, pouring, scooping, and sporting, students build hand eye coordination and focus. Lessons like washing a table, arranging flowers, preparing food, folding napkins, walking in line, and silent games foster polite manners and independence.

Mathematics
Montessori bead stair activity for math

Mathematics provides building blocks that help children organize and categorize information while experiencing the natural order of the world. Children explore concepts from zero to ten, place value, and fundamental operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Three dimensional, multi sensory materials make these lessons intuitive and engaging.

Language
Child tracing sandpaper letters in Montessori language lesson

Language education lays groundwork for communication and social intellect. Early childhood is when language forms and foreign sounds can be learned perfectly. Students starting at age two and a half will be reading, writing, and analyzing parts of speech at third grade level by the end of kindergarten.

Sensorial
Montessori sensorial rods refining dimension sense

All knowledge comes through the five senses. Sensorial activities refine intellect through tools like the pink tower of sequential cubes, broad stairs of wooden blocks, color tablets, sound boxes, and knobless cylinders, building foundations for future learning.

Culture
Child exploring geography puzzle map in culture lesson

Children love botany, zoology, anatomy, geography, and astronomy. Guide Academy exposes students early to these subjects, helping them learn about their natural environment rather than rely on fiction.

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Free 15-Minute Montessori–IB Q&A

New to Montessori or the IB programme? Book a brief Zoom or phone consult with our curriculum team—no obligation, just clarity.

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