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Gatehouse Montessori

Curriculum

Five areas of deep learning

Our curriculum is designed to inspire curiosity, independence, and a love for learning from an early age.

Child transferring water between bowls as part of a practical life activity

Practical Life

Transferring, pouring, spooning, dressing frames and cleaning the workspace, everyday tasks children practise for real, at their own scale.

Skills developed: fine motor control, concentration, independence, care of the environment.

Why it matters: these small, purposeful tasks build the coordination and self-reliance that later support pencil control and classroom routines.

Montessori materials

Every object is a quiet teacher

Touch a material to discover the lesson hidden inside it.

Practical life

Coordination and focus

A simple, absorbing exercise that develops concentration, hand control and the confidence to care for oneself.

Also taught alongside Montessori

Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)

Alongside our Montessori curriculum, every centre delivers the Australian Government’s EYLF: Belonging, Being & Becoming, so your child’s progress is tracked against the five national outcomes, sense of identity, connection to community, wellbeing, confident learning, and communication, the same framework every accredited Australian service reports against.

A child practising number writing with a Montessori bead counting frame

By the time they graduate to school, your child will

Real, visible progress

Write and recognise their own name, and read simple phonetic words

Count, sequence and understand early addition and subtraction

Concentrate and work independently on a chosen task

Show self-confidence and interact warmly with others

Follow the rules of group games and take turns with ease

Respond to challenges with problem-solving instead of frustration

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