The Montessori Stage 2 is designed for children from 6 to 9 years of age (Years 1, 2 and 3) who preferably have attended the traditional Montessori Children’s House (5 day program). Stage 3 is similarly designed for children from 9 to 12 years of age (Years 4, 5 and 6). The children continue to learn from and assist one another in their classroom community, which is surrounded by an environment suited to their developmental needs. All subjects from the Children’s House are greatly expanded in the primary. Their minds focus not on facts and names but on relationships. The reasons ‘why” and the ‘how’ fascinate them. The materials found in the primary classrooms enable the children to explore past, present and future. The children see an overview of particular concepts and areas of knowledge and then focus on the specifics.

In a Montessori classroom the teacher is constantly on the move, overseeing, advising and assisting as necessary. The teacher may give a lesson to a small group here, to an individual there and always with reference to the individual needs of the children in the class. Throughout these Primary years social awareness grows.