Our classrooms are specially designed with the child in mind.They are welcoming spaces full of natural light, wooden furniture and plenty of space for children to move freely and work comfortably. These classrooms serve as the children’s primary learning environments for MSB’s language, maths and culture curricula. We also boast several dedicated Chinese classrooms, all of which have been designed to reflect Chinese art and culture.
All of our classrooms are equipped with a sink and a snack area. Our Preschool classrooms (Toddler and Early Childhood 1 & 2) also have their own restrooms.
Class Sizes
MSB believes strongly in small class sizes and low student-teacher ratios. Our classes are capped at 24 children and adhere to a student-teacher ratio of just 4:1 in Toddler and Early Childhood 1 & 2, 6:1 in Early Childhood 3 and 8:1 in Elementary and Middle School.
Work Areas
The MSB classroom is composed of several distinct
sections, each devoted to a single subject area. These
sections are home to a unique set of learning materials
specially selected by our teachers to reinforce the children’s
understanding of a new skill or concept being
taught. Students may access these materials throughout
the school day to complete the exercises found
within. Over time, as the children progress through the
curriculum, the learning materials grow more complex
and abstract.
At MSB, we teach our students to be responsible for
their shared classroom environments. This means
keeping work spaces tidy and returning all materials to
their rightful places. Children are given the freedom
to modify their classrooms as needed, moving tables
together for group discussions or pulling them apart to
work independently.
Mixed-Age Groups
The Montessori philosophy advocates mixed-age classrooms
to allow for a truly unique learning dynamic
where older students become mentors to their younger
peers.
At MSB, mixed-aged classrooms may be found in Early Childhood 1 & 2, Elementary and Middle School. Early Childhood 1 & 2 at MSB is
a two-year and one three-year program that groups children aged 3 to
5 and 3 to 6 respectively in a single classroom. In Elementary, two grades are
combined into a single classroom, with Grades 1 and
2, Grades 3 and 4, and while Middle school has Grade Grades 6 & 7. Early Childhood 3 and Grade 5 are not mixed-age groups.