From the first movements of infancy to increasingly independent inquiry, each Altiora environment is prepared around the developmental needs of the child.
A calm infant community for movement, first language, secure relationships and discovery. Feeding, rest and transition are planned with each family.
18 MONTHS TO 3 YEARS
Toddler Community
A warm first step beyond home, scaled to small hands and built for the quiet pride of doing for oneself.
3 TO 6 YEARS
Children's House
Practical life, sensorial exploration, language, mathematics and culture, with freedom held by courtesy.
6 TO 12 YEARS · FUTURE PHASE
Elementary
A more scholarly environment for individual mastery, collaboration, research and the wider world.
MOVEMENT · CARE · RELATIONSHIP
6 – 18 MONTHS
The Nido
Nido means nest. This is the quietest room in the school: a calm field for movement, first language, secure relationships and the small triumphs of doing more for oneself.
What Defines the Room
Low movement mirror and natural-wood rail
Open floor space with protected movement mats
Few, carefully rotated infant materials
Feeding area beside a protected rest zone
One “first leaves” wall; all other walls stay still
INDEPENDENCE · LANGUAGE · BELONGING
18 MONTHS – 3 YEARS
The Toddler Community
Warmth meets purpose here. Small hands pour, carry, wash, choose and return. The room is scaled so that independence is not merely spoken about. It is quietly possible everywhere.
What Defines the Room
Buttercream field with Harvest-toned cubbies
Low shelves for practical life and language
Accessible handwashing and snack preparation
Clear movement area and small-group tables
One realistic “savanna at dawn” mural
CONCENTRATION · ORDER · DISCOVERY
3 – 6 YEARS
The Children House
This room can hold an entire morning of concentration. Its beauty is not decorative; it is an invitation to choose meaningful work, stay with it, and leave the world a little more ordered than they found it.
What Defines the Room
Complete Montessori learning areas
Individual tables, shared tables and work rugs
Practical-life sink and quiet reading corner
Sage walls with Meadow behind shelving
One accurate “seed to tree” sequence
CONCENTRATION · ORDER · DISCOVERY
6– 12 YEARS
Coming soon
Elementary
The room grows more scholarly, not more institutional. Children move between individual mastery, collaborative inquiry, books, maps, mathematics, science and questions that reach beyond the classroom.
What Defines the Room
Larger tables for individual and shared work
Mathematics, language, science and culture
Research library and window-side inquiry bench
Chalk field with one Mist library wall
One accurate “seed to tree” sequence
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Learning continues beyond the classroom.
Nature
Art
Music
Movement
Culture
Community
WHICH PROGRAMME IS RIGHT FOR MY CHILD?
Not sure which environment is right for your child? Our admissions team will be happy to guide you.