DSS Licensing
The Five Areas
Reggio
Our School
100

This is the ratio in the Toddler classroom

1:8

100

This area is the foundation of the classroom 

Practical Life

100

This is where this teaching philosophy originated 

Italy 

100
These are the two teaching styles we implement 
Montessori

Reggio

200

This is the number of hours each staff member needs in yearly training

16

200

This area encompasses Geology, Zoology, Botany, etc. 

Culture

200
Pinecones, flowers, sticks, leaves, straws, buttons are all examples of this

Loose Parts

200
These are the school hours

7am-6pm 

300

This is the number of fire drills and shelter in place drills we conduct for the whole year

Fire Drills-12

Shelter in Place-2

300

These are the three main areas in the Toddler classroom

1. Language

2. Practical Life

3. Sensorial

300

True or False: Reggio is not play based

False-Reggio is an educational philosophy that prioritizes play-based, hands-on learning over a prescribed curriculum. 

300

Our Summer Program is called this

Passport Around the World

400

These two things get labeled daily for each child

Water bottle

Lunch box

400
Montessori teachers use naming, recognition, and recall to teach different areas of the classroom

The three-period lesson

400

These are the three core principles of the Reggio Emilia approach

1. The child

2. The environment

3. The teacher

400

This are the four main values of Villa Montessori 

1.Intergrity

2. Excellence

3. Passion

4. Fun & Engaging

500

Parents fill this out for chapstick, lotion, sunblock, and diaper ointment

Non-Prescription form 

500

This months' Artist and Composer

1.Alma Thomas

2. Joseph Bologne 

500

This is the key principle in the Reggio Emilia approach that refers to communication and emphasizes the importance of providing children with ways to share their thinking of the world around them. 

The Hundred Languages of Children

500
This is our school's phone number
(571) 281-5800