THE MISSION OF THE LITTLE VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL IS TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE CHILD BY PROVIDING EDUCATION BASED ON THE PHILOSOPHIES OF DR. MARIA MONTESSORI FOR CHILDREN AGES THREE THROUGH SIX. OUR PROGRAM CULTIVATES ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS THAT ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENT THOUGHT, AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENT, EMPATHY FOR OTHERS AND INDIVIDUAL CONFIDENCE. OUR CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED ACCORDING TO CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS AND CHARACTERISTICS AND ESTABLISHED THE INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL RIGOR NEEDED TO BECOME A SELF-DIRECTED LEARNER, CREATIVE PROBLEM- SOLVER, CURIOUS AND FLEXIBLE THINKER.