Koru Montessori Preschool

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One of the quiet design choices in Montessori is something called the “control of error.” Many materials are built so the child can notice mistakes on their own, without an adult pointing them out. A piece doesn’t fit. A pattern doesn’t complete. Something feels off and invites another try.

It sounds small, but it changes everything.

Because instead of learning to wait for correction, the child learns to observe, reflect, and adjust independently. Over time, this builds something deeper than accuracy. It builds confidence in their own thinking. And it shifts the adult’s role, too.

Less correcting. More trusting the process. More stepping back so the learning can actually happen.

That’s the design.