Casa One Program

2.5 -4 years

A white shelving unit filled with various plush stuffed animals in different colors and designs.

Program Overview

The Montessori Casa One Program builds foundational coordination and independence through structured Dance or Yoga classes. Sessions follow a consistent format that supports focus, participation, and skill progression.

Both Dance and Yoga are curriculum-based and designed to develop balance, sequencing ability, and early concentration skills appropriate for this age.

Class Length: 30 Minutes | Frequency: Weekly, Bi-Weekly, monthly.

Colorful plastic kinetic balls on a blue mat next to a children's book titled 'Breathe Like a Bear' with illustrations of animals and the author Kara Wiley.

Class Layout

Welcome Circle

Greetings, expectations, and settling into focus.

Warm-up & Stretching

Dynamic, full-body preparation to develop flexibility and coordination.

Movement

  • Dance: Guided movement that builds rhythm recognition, spatial awareness, and motor planing through structure repetition.

  • Yoga: Foundational poses and short flows that develop balance, strength, posture awareness, and controlled transitions.

Both options are presented progressively to encourage independence.

Purposeful Activity:

Skill-reinforcement activities promoting cooperation and focus.

Cool Down

Structured transition to calm and regulation.

Cleanup

Student participate in restoring the environment.

Goodbyes

Consistent closing routine.

“Movement is not a break from learning - it is learning in motion”

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Curriculum Focus

  • Balance and coordination

  • Early sequencing and memory

  • Rhythm and spatial awareness

  • Focus and listening skills

  • Social cooperation