We concentrate on their growing needs for exploration, movement, practical life, language, socialisation, personal care, wonderment of nature, independence and self-awareness with well planned materials. With an atmosphere where they are safe, confident and truly themselves they become valued members of the Starlight community.
We also help make them with regard to taking care of themselves -eating independently ,using the toilet by themselves achieved through a well thought out and immaculately executed process .

For young children, behaving like an adult is the most exciting part of their day! There is always something special about tasks which an adult considers ordinary – washing dishes, paring vegetables, polishing shoes. Imitation is one of the strongest urges during children’s early years. In this area of the classroom, children perfect their coordination becoming absorbed in various activities of daily life. This gradually lengthens their span of concentration and increases their attention to details.

Filled with Sensorial Materials, the Montessori classroom helps children distinguish, categorise, and relate new information to what they already know. Dr. Montessori believed this is the beginning of conscious knowledge. We encourage this process of intelligence working in a team with senses for children’s development.

Dr. Montessori successfully demonstrated that with early access to mathematical equipment, children easily and joyfully assimilate facts and skills of arithmetic later. She designed concrete materials to represent all types of quantities, after she observed that children who became interested in counting, like to touch or move the items as they enumerate them. By combining this equipment, separating it, sharing it, counting it, comparing it, they can learn the basic operations of mathematics.

Language is a living entity in the Montessori environment, the children’s voices being its joyful source. Singing and stories are ever present and children can always express their thoughts and ideas. There is also always an ear to listen. In a Montessori classroom, they start phonetic sounds of the letters before they can learn the alphabetical names in a sequence making the process of reading easier.

Tamil and Hindi are introduced simultaneously to all the children. At Tefwood we practice language immersion . Hearing a language all around you makes you aware and learn it with ease .

The large wood puzzle maps are loved the most by all. At first, the children use the maps simply as puzzles. Soon, they learn the names of many of the countries as well as information about climate and products illustrated in the maps. Children also learn the common land formations such as islands and peninsulas by making them with their own hands.

The great joy the child finds in creating something of his or her own is preserved here through Art. The children have the freedom to explore their imaginations and express themselves freely. We evaluate the end result here. Music in its many forms is found in all aspects of the classroom and is fundamental to the classroom.

For some , entrance to primary is their first school experience. For others, they move up to it from The Toddler Community. In either event, this transition occurs at the age of 2 ½. Independent care of self is one sign of readiness for Primary. This includes toileting and dressing. Children must be toilet trained prior to entering .

Language is a living entity in the Montessori environment, the children’s voices being its joyful source. Singing and stories are ever present and children can always express their thoughts and ideas. There is also always an ear to listen. In a Montessori classroom, they start phonetic sounds of the letters before they can learn the alphabetical names in a sequence making the process of reading easier.

Tamil and Hindi are introduced simultaneously to all the children. At Tefwood we practice language immersion . Hearing a language all around you makes you aware and learn it with ease .

Encyclopaedias and dictionaries are in constant use. Children can borrow books from the school library for their own reading. They are also read to as a group, frequently.

Concepts of the four basic operations and basic geometric figures, memorization and application are taught. The curriculum includes squaring and square root, cubing and cube root, operations with money, Area and Volume, Fractions and Decimal Fractions, Set theory. A holistic syllabus is planned to encourage their interest in the subject.

This includes study of political divisions, capitals, major cities and commerce, Flags of countries and states.

Theories of the formation of the earth, continental drift (plate tectonics), development of life, development of human beings and society and contributions of various life forms help them learn about the history of the planet.

We teach experiments revealing natural laws, basic terminology, classification and taxonomy of the plant, animal and mineral kingdoms. There are field trips to explore the practical aspect of science.

It is  a regular part of the classroom life, lets the children have freedom of expression through different mediums

The Music programme focuses on the theory of Music, Body percussions, vocal sessions and are introduced to the Recorder (A wind instrument). These sessions take place within the school hours by the corresponding music teacher.

Individualised physical education includes games, and sports, conducted by Great Goals.