admissions@montessorischoolgranada.com
(+34) 958 50 85 38
Granada, España
admissions@montessorischoolgranada.com
(+34) 958 50 85 38
Granada, España
Elementary builds directly on Children’s House and marks a significant developmental shift. Until now, children have absorbed what they need from their surroundings. Around age six, their attention turns outward and one question takes over: Why? This is also the stage when a sense of right and wrong begins to take shape.
In a Montessori classroom, each child sets the pace of learning, guided by their own curiosity and needs. Our Montessori guides support that curiosity with a carefully prepared environment, and with materials and activities designed around children’s interests.
GIMS is a bilingual school accredited by the Middle States Association. The curriculum is taught in English by native English-speaking Montessori teachers.
Arithmetic begins with the decimal system: counting, place value, and reading and building large numbers. Working with hands-on materials, children move on to the four operations, then to fractions, decimals, powers, and square and cube roots. Measurement is introduced along the way and always applied in practical situations.
Geometry connects to every other subject. Children start with flat shapes, then use triangle templates to reach their own conclusions about geometric relationships, including the Pythagorean theorem, rather than simply being told. Lines and angles follow, and by the end of Elementary, they are working with area, volume, and solid figures.
Maria Montessori’s goal was what she called “total reading”: understanding deeply what you read, being moved by it, and finding inspiration in it. Children learn to read and write with hands-on materials that reveal the logic behind words, and they study grammar the same way. They analyze stories, comedies, and detective tales, write summaries and descriptions, and create original texts. By the end of Elementary, they are prepared to interpret texts with confidence.
History is the starting point for all learning. The first Great Lesson tells the story of the universe, with physics and chemistry experiments along the way. The goal is for children to find their place in the world, grasp the scale of time and space, and feel empowered to contribute creatively and constructively. From there, they explore how basic human needs shape history and culture, and compare civilizations, placing each on a map.
Biology has its own Great Lesson: the story of life on Earth, from the earliest species to those alive today, with particular attention to humans. Children study plants and animals, including their habitats, needs, and reproduction, and learn to classify them. Every study begins with direct contact, through botanical experiments and by helping care for our school garden.
Geography begins with sensorial globes, puzzle maps, and world flags, and with the Earth in relation to the Sun: seasons, day and night. Experiments on states of matter, weather, and erosion by air, water, and ice follow. Finally, human geography explores how societies organize themselves and depend on one another.
In weekly group sessions using the Serclet method, children learn musical language through hands-on materials that make reading and writing music playful and natural, while revealing the science behind it.
For many years now, our students have moved on to secondary school and thrived. They arrive independent, self-motivated, at ease in two languages, and used to taking charge of their own learning. Year after year, they do so with a clear head start.
We are located in Gójar, a few minutes walk from both La Zubia and Ogíjares, and a 10-minute drive to the center of Granada. Please, do not hesitate to call us for any inquiries. Or you can fill the form and we will contact you!
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Funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU
Espacios Montessori S.L. has carried out an initiative consisting of the installation of a renewable energy self-consumption electricity system in the services sector, with an installed capacity of 6.37 kW, under the incentive program for self-consumption and energy storage with renewable sources regulated by Royal Decree 477/2021. The project is implemented within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU, and managed in Andalusia by the Andalusian Energy Agency. The main objective of the initiative is to promote the use of renewable energy, reduce energy consumption from conventional sources, and lower carbon dioxide emissions, contributing to improved energy efficiency and the transition toward a more sustainable energy model.
