Tierra Montessori School
18706 Hatteras Street Tarzana, California 91356
818 343-1794
Founded in 1972
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Preschool-2 Programs
Preschool-2 curriculums have interesting bi- weekly themes. Bi- weekly new topic such as bugs, dinosaurs, zoo animals, shapes, farm animals, etc is introduced to the class. Simple learning activities and worksheets are provided to the students according to the level of the students.

The classroom is set for 24 students with teacher to student ratio of 1:8. We offer a structured program with a variety of fun activities to keep our twos busy. They are introduced to a few Montessori practical life activities, letters and sounds, counting activities, music movement, crafts and much more.


Preschool Program
Students need to be at least 2 years and 10 months and fully potty trained to enroll in the program. The classrooms are setup for 24 students with a teacher to student ratio of 1:12.

The program offers a full range of Montessori activities practical life, sensorial activities, language, math and cultural topics. Teacher's present individual as well as group lessons to the students. Along with the Montessori activities, weekly themes are added to the curriculum.

Bi- weekly students are introduced to a new subject such as planets, dinosaurs, bugs, reptiles, amphibians, community helpers etc. Students complete a math and a language worksheet each day that is created according the theme of that week. Students' progress is tracked by the class teachers and communicated to the parents in parent teacher conferences, which are held twice a year.


Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten Program
Students need to be 4 years by the month of December to join the program. Classrooms are setup for 24 students with a 1:12 teacher to student ratio. Classrooms are equipped with the full range of Montessori activities. Along with Montessori lessons, students are introduced to an array of new topics every week. Students' complete theme based math and language worksheets on a daily basis. Teachers track the students' progress in the class and fill out an evaluation form for each child

Parent teacher conferences are conducted twice a year where the teacher gets to share each student's progress and development goals with the parent. This is a well rounded program that focuses on intellectual, cognitive, social and emotional growth of the child and prepare students for elementary education.