Montessori Christian Formation

I wonder…

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The beginning of a large impressionistic lesson about the three great gifts God gives to humanity. Background has shelves with parables, maps, Bibles, and baptism lessons. The oriental carpet has a Christ candle illuminating a Bible on a book stand. A long blue ribbon comes from the Bible toward the viewer.

These questions are what the Inclusive Atrium strives to answer.

By centering Jesus and his most prominent theme – the Kingdom of God, children are given a foundation that is able to support all the questions of the teen years bring.

By centering the child, the innate needs of the child are spoken to in a slow-paced, individualized way which allows for adaptation for cultural, emotional, physical, and neurological diversity.

Children learn about the life of Jesus, what they will see in community worship, and Jesus’ parables. Encircling this is the community who all pray, laugh, and work together.

The Inclusive Atrium team is housed at Parkside in downtown Charleston.

There are four Montessori-centered learning groups in the Parkside Inclusive Atrium: