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Our Environment

We believe in simplicity. The learning space has been designed to be welcoming and calming, allowing the children’s attention to focus on the individual or group activity chosen or presented.

Within the different learning zones, high quality equipment has been selected to stimulate children’s interest and encourage independence. Our emphasis is on natural, real-life materials.

Outside we have play equipment, a jungle gym and a sandpit. Water play is a much-enjoyed activity, as is carpentry, gardening and special projects.

Our preschoolers are involved in maintaining our gardens and enjoy growing flowers, as well as food for harvest. Our Garden to Table programme gives them a hands-on understanding of food production and they enjoy growing items for their lunches or for the chef to use in meal preparation. The children are encouraged to initiate cooking/baking activities and prepare food for meals such as afternoon tea or lunch.

Excursions are a vital part of our programme where children get the opportunity to build their understanding of the wider world. They are educated about the safety measures they must take when they are away from the centre. These experiences give them confidence to investigate the world around them.

We believe in simplicity at Ficino Montessori Preschool and our learning space has been designed to be welcoming and calming, allowing the children’s attention to focus on the individual or group activity chosen or presented.
We believe in simplicity at Ficino Montessori Preschool and our learning space has been designed to be welcoming and calming, allowing the children’s attention to focus on the individual or group activity chosen or presented.

We invite you to visit us to see our programme in action

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Our Gallery

Take a look around our preschool, click on an image to view larger.

A student talking to their teacher at Ficino Montessori Private PreSchool in Auckland
Two children smiling in a gallery picture at Ficino Montessori Private PreSchool in Mt Eden, Auckland.
The backyard area gallery image at Ficino Montessori Private PreSchool in Mt Eden, Auckland.
Children and a teacher playing and interacting at Ficino Montessori Private PreSchool in Auckland
Two children, one with a hardhat on at Ficino Montessori Private PreSchool in Mt Eden, Auckland.
Children standing at a tub doing exploratory play with a teacher at Ficino Montessori Private PreSchool in Auckland.
Four children playing in a sandpit at a private Montessori preschool in Mt Eden Auckland
A group of children seated at a table with a teacher at a private Montessori preschool in Mt Eden, Auckland.
Children in a classroom sitting at a table with a teacher talking at Ficino Montessori Private PreSchool in Mt Eden, Auckland.
Two children playing with pinecones and a birdhouse at Ficino Montessori Private PreSchool, Mt Eden, Auckland.
Children outside playing and doing the laundry at a private Montessori preschool in Mt Eden, Auckland.
A child drawing on a whiteboard at a private Montessori preschool in Mt Eden, Auckland.
Child squeezing a lemon at Ficino Montessori Private PreSchool in Mt Eden, Auckland.