The future is entirely a new kind of world with new kind of needs. There are new types of Jobs to address these changing needs. The needs for new kind of competencies arise to suit these new jobs. Quinta Essentia reflects our founder Maria Montessori’s grand vision for a complete and holistic alternative to today’s deficient education.
Rather than limiting the child to isolated academic facts, the Montessori child undertakes a path of holistic development that has emphasis on the social and moral development as well as academic.
Accurately perceiving the major faults in our education system, where students’ real learning of knowledge and skill is buried under increasing pressure to memorise from textbooks in search of marks and exam scores, Montessori showed us the perfect path to develop strong, capable, self-confident adults with the perspective and character to flourish in the world.
The setting for Quinta Essentia is a rural integrated farm environment, that perfectly meets the needs of the adolescent age students. The farm setting is an ideal learning environment, providing limitless opportunities for the study of all disciplines through practical experience. It becomes a natural laboratory for the study of the natural sciences, where practical investigations and learning help build a passion and depth of knowledge for science.
Following the natural needs of Adolescents and presenting then an environment that successfully meets their needs is the perfect path to develop strong, capable, self-confident adults with the perspective and character to flourish in the world, as envisioned by Dr.Maria Montessori.
The Farm provides key aspects that aid the development of the Adolescent:
Unlimited opportunities for applied study, Opportunities for developing Economic and Social
Independence, and the Growth of Character.
The students live in a community where social life and responsibility for managing the community
livelihood come together to form an important aspect of the Adolescent Experience.
Quinta Essentia follows the International Montessori Pedagogy for the Adolescent age that is rapidly spreading throughout the World. This pedagogy offers a complete education, emphasising qualities highly sought after throughout the World.
International Training and Experience of the Pedagogy runs throughout our program. Students will also work alongside Subject Matter Experts who are professionals in their field, gaining real experience besides aquiring knowledge.
We focus on the integration of study into practical application. This gives study purpose, and becomes exciting and engaging. Through observation, experimentation, research and implementation of plans, students gain a strong foundation to go onto higher studies.
As the students grow through the program alongside their friends, they have experienced living, working and studying together. This becomes a supporting asset for the group when it comes to higher studies and work.
Students from Quinta Essentia have received a well-rounded learning experience that has equipped them with the knowledge but more importantly the skills necessary to independently prepare and excel in exams.
Quinta Essentia joins a rapidly growing number of Montessori Adolescent farm programmes around the World, where there are many opportunities for knowledge and cultural exchanges.
Integrated farm serves as the great opportunity for Studying all the Subjects in its entirety in understanding, through the lens of Interconnectedness and Interdependencies that exists in this universe, close to what Maria Montessori envisioned in her work on Adolescents.
The Farm has a “museum of machinery.” The machines are of suitable size that the adolescents can take them down and reassemble them, also use and repair them. A philosophical reflection arises in them that machines have given man powers far greater than are natural to him.
Art is a means of self-expression and can help adolescents convey emotions that are difficult to verbalize. Various Expressive Arts can tap different sensory modalities, aiding the relaxation of the mind and body. Arts are used by adolescents to unwind, de-stress, and to increase self-awareness.
Living in Farm as a community of adolescents breeds ethics of the highest order among the peers resulting in a community comprising of individuals with thoughts of selfless service compounding the healthy progress of the society they live in.
Integrated farm serves as the great opportunity for Studying all the Subjects in its entirety in understanding, through the lens of Interconnectedness and Interdependencies that exists in this universe, close to what Maria Montessori envisioned in her work on Adolescents.
Parents, professional & people from other farms will become the guests for a short stay. Place will be decorated and guests will meet, discuss, dine, share things, knowledge and their experiences and celebrate with the adolescents during the period of their stay.
The adolescent needs to do purposeful work that contributes to society. By contributing and observing its impact, allows them to see the interdependence of humanity. With this, Social Development happens true to real life experience than from simply hanging out with friends.
Santhai is a small Medival Market where the students of the Farm School along with people from nearby villages sell their produce which inculcates the acquaintance with the local community, nurturing their economic independence and social development.
As our neighbourhoods are villages having children deprived of age appropriate quality education, the adolescents use their Montessori experiences to assist these children in their development. This gives rise to their sense of social justice and becomes part of their moral development.
One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.
by Dr. Maria Montessori“Respect all the reasonable forms of activity in which the child engages and try to understand them.”
by Dr.Maria MontessoriI feel like Montessori really made me more comfortable with who I am because everyone was so kind and felt like a family rather than just classmates.
Yacine Creative artsI came from a background where I was not given the opportunity to explore my potential, due to the education system that was being followed. I had a lot of energy and had difficulties remaining focused on the same thing for a longer period, this lead to me falling behind in my education. This all changed when I started at the Montessori farm school. Farm school was an outlet where I could use all that energy that was building up inside of me in an efficient way”. “Thanks to my time at the Montessori farm school I graduated A-level equivalent exams as one of the students with the highest marks and got accepted to one of south-east England’s highest-ranked university.
Vilma Business ManagementThe Montessori way of teaching and learning has really helped me with my further studies as I have moved on, as it has given me the ability to work independently with purpose which has meant I have no problem making myself focus and always meeting deadlines with ease. It has also made me confident in my abilities, I know what my strengths are and what I need to work most on to achieve as best I can.
Rusa Biology“I also believe that Farm School and the Montessori way has created a strive for knowledge and understanding the world. By not only combining practical work with studies, but also linking them together by applying theoretical knowledge in practical tasks, the Farm School has developed a will to understand this connection between theory and practice in the society”. “The Farm School teaches you things that a regular school does not, such as responsibility, sense of community, independence, economy and the strive for knowledge. All these things are capabilities that are essential for a successful adult life and imagine learning all this during your adolescence instead of learning it the hard way as an adult when moving away from home.”
Kristoffer MedicineOur aim is to ensure tthat every Montessori child experience Montessori in their entire spectrum of schooling by providing continuity in Montessori Education upto Secondary Education (upto 12th Standard) without break and to help the children develop their true Human Potential to become good citizens. If this interests you, please call us or register.
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