The Absorbent Mind Montessori Academy, located on Route 17 North at Century Road in Paramus, is an authentic Montessori learning environment for children between the ages of 2.5 and 6 years of age. The school is staffed by certified professionals who have a history of successful teaching within this primary age span. Montessori methodology is a research-based program of early childhood education which uses the highest quality learning materials and instructional techniques with proven positive results. Children are provided with an individual learning path and teachers keep individual progress reports on students so that skills and concepts are mastered sequentially. Materials are of the highest quality and are attractive to the child’s senses so that the child is beckoned to learn and, therefore, develop proficiencies in the areas of Practical Life, Sensorial, Math, Language and Cultural intelligence. The grouping is multi-age and so that the learning process is neither hurried nor stifled. Children find a variety of companions within the classroom that are compatible in terms of social, emotional and intellectual growth. Skills and concepts are introduced individually when the child indicates a developmental readiness. Repetition with Montessori materials is available to the child for as long as is necessary for individual mastery. Although the fundamentals of learning begin on a concrete mastery level for the two and a half to six year old child, students are quickly able to arrive at abstract conclusions when they are developmentally ready to do so. Montessori materials are designed to ensure this intuitive leap of critical thinking. The Montessori classroom is a peaceful, prepared environment where children work independently yet socially. Discipline problems are virtually non-existent and independence, conflict resolution, courtesy, grace and etiquette are an integral part of the curriculum. Many accomplished individuals have been Montessori graduates including Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, Anne Frank and the founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. For more information about their staff and the Montessori method visit their website at www.ammacademy.org or call (201)225-3070.