The Prepared Elementary Environment for Self-Management and Real Work
A. Philosophy of the Physical Environment
Why and how to prepare the environment to empower the children’s independence through its care and engage maximum effort in their chosen work
B. Philosophy of the Temporal Environment
Why and how to arrange the flow of time to support the children in choosing purposeful work and meaningful activity in keeping with Montessori’s spontaneous activity in education
C. Philosophy of the Dynamic Environment
Why and how to plan the detailed procedures with sequences of steps that support the children to fully engage and persevere in their chosen work
D. Philosophy of the Social Environment
Why and how to establish a detailed social environment of Elementary Level Civility that helps the children relate to one another in a gracious manner, manage their relationships, and free their energy for real work
E. Philosophy of the Emotional Environment
Why and how to prepare details for helping the children understand their own emotions and those of their community members, learn a process for resolving conflicts when they arise, and prevent them from interfering with the atmosphere of work
