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Adolescent Program
PLANNED OPENING - FALL OF 2027
12-14 Years Old
"Therefore work on the land is an introduction both to nature and to civilization and gives a limitless field for scientific and historic studies. If the produce can be used commercially this brings in the fundamental mechanism of society, that of production and exchange, on which economic life is based. This means that there is an opportunity to learn both academically and through actual experience what are the elements of social life. We have called these children the "Erdkinder" because they are learning about civilization through its origin in agriculture. They are the "land-children."
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-Maria Montessori from Childhood to Adolescence, p. 68
The Third Plane: "I Can Stand On My Own".
The third Plane of Development, from twelve to eighteen, is an explosion of social influence, when learners understand the world and their place within it and are able to see the ways in which they can use their own influence for good.
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For this developmental plane, Maria Montessori had a special environment in mind. Because adolescents on the threshold of adulthood, the environment should reflect all aspects of adult life and provide opportunities, not only to pursue academic interests but also to participate in real adult practical work in a social setting as close to a real society as possible. Through experiences of everyday life and its responsibilities, adolescents will practice what it takes to become a contributing member of a wider society.
This experience includes an initiation into economics and an understanding of its importance for everyday life. Another important aspect of the environment is that it should put the adolescents in close contact with nature in order to instill an appreciation and understanding of the responsibility of the planet on which we live and are a part of. Dr. Montessori named students in this period of education Erdkinder, meaning "Children of the Earth".
Grow Montessori has a work and study process that emerges from direct contact with the land. Students study land management and ecology, biology and chemistry, algebra, geometry, accounting, history, physics, environmental science, and technology.
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