As in the early parts of the journey, the key to providing the answer lies in observing the natural gifts and tendencies of your child, now a growing young man or a young lady.

Montessori believes the natural changes in your child are meant to aid him in his crossover to adulthood. Thus they demand

Montessori’s syllabus for your adolescent requires his mastery of the academic subjects as means to relevant and practical applications in the field. The development of creative expression together with work and entrepreneurship become major components of an experience-based curriculum.

"Children love adults; that is how we must know them. No adult can become a teacher of love without special effort, without opening the eyes of her consciousness in order to see a world more vast than her own."

-Margaret Stephenson

Montessori sees an environment of nature, of calm and quiet that invites reflection and meditation yet encourages the adventurous soul of the adolescent to explore. She sees a healthy space of clean air and an organic source of good diet that address the needs of his rapidly maturing physical body. She sees a natural space for work, for entrepreneurship and for study.