Our goal is to transform education by starting young, involving parents, and creating learning environments to inspire children from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.
At Lumin Education, we “Start Young and Involve Parents” to take advantage of the windows of opportunity in a child’s early brain development. We advocate for early childhood development with a whole-child approach to public education and believe that for children to have the greatest success, we need to start working with them as soon as possible. We invite you to learn more about our programs.
Pregnancy to Age Three
In the first three years, a child learns more and at a faster pace than at any other time in life. Lumin Education takes advantage of this time through a commitment to Parent Education and Infant/Toddler Classrooms.
Primary Classes for Children (ages 3-5)
Lumin Education’s Montessori classrooms are designed to inspire children to take initiative, make choices, and learn through hands-on experiences. Preschoolers and Kindergarten-age children use specifically-designed materials to begin to write words and sentences, build math skills, and learn names of countries.
Elementary Program (ages 6-9)
Following the Montessori approach to education, students advance from Primary Classes to multi-age Elementary Classrooms. Our Elementary Classrooms are designed for students ages 6-9 and encourage leadership development, active learning, and exploration of the world outside the classroom.
Elementary students exercise independence by creating their own paths to learning, making use of language and communication, engaging in advanced hands-on projects, and researching everything from planets and volcanoes to sports stars and insects.
Students also remain with their same teaching team for three consecutive years. This is intentional so that the instruction and guidance a student receives is based on long-term relationships and an intimate knowledge of his or her strengths and weaknesses.
The Elementary Classroom environment fosters a natural yearning to learn, allows for natural curiosity to take place, and sets a foundation for kind, loving, and respectful behaviors and relationships.
Reading Program
At Lumin Education, we believe that reading is fundamental to learning. Our
Reading Program includes a comprehensive approach to reading to ensure that no
student falls behind. Our Reading Program uses three strategies to achieve
this:
Classroom Instruction: Teaching step-by-step skills beginning with letter sounds, leading to reading chapter books
Library: Time devoted to checking out books, listening to stories, and eventually learning to do research
Reading Tutor: One-on-One assistance for students who are struggling to learn to read
Play Times
Our playtimes program addresses these emotional stresses through the relationship with an interested, empathetic, and specially trained adult who utilizes evidence based strategies. During playtimes children have the opportunity to communicate their feelings and concerns, both verbally through talk and non-verbally through play, in a safe and supportive environment. As children explore and express feelings about themselves and others, as well as their experiences, they begin to accept themselves and their feelings more fully and grow in genuine self-esteem. As more positive ways of dealing with the demands of school emerge, some of the maladaptive behaviors begin to lessen and children are better able to succeed in school.
Summer School Program
Our Summer School Program is designed to be a supportive and enjoyable learning environment where students make steady progress in their academic abilities. The Program complements the Lumin Education school-year by reinforcing skills and strategies previously taught, giving students additional practice and instruction where needed.
After and Before School Care
The Lumin Education After and Before School Care Program (ABC) is designed to support families that require assistance with child care. The goal of our ABC Program is to provide steady, stimulating, and affordable care for students during the gap between school and parent work schedules.