Transitional Kindergarten in Culver City

Transitional Kindergarten at Montessori Academy Culver City

The Montessori Transitional Kindergarten program at Montessori Academy Culver City is for children ages 4–6 who are approaching the age of public Kindergarten entry or who have already entered that window. Unlike public TK — a single year of age-sorted, teacher-directed instruction — the Montessori TK experience is the final chapter of a three-year Primary cycle where children have already been developing reading, writing, and mathematical thinking since age 3. By the time a child is 5 or 6 in our classroom, they are typically working two to three years ahead of public Kindergarten benchmarks.

The TK program at 5881 Green Valley Cir, Culver City CA 90230 uses the same Montessori Primary materials that all children in our 3–6 classroom access — but TK-age children work with greater independence and depth. They write with the moveable alphabet and begin composing sentences. They work with the golden bead material for four-digit arithmetic. They use continent maps, timeline cards, and botany specimens. Campus Director Gaby Ponce leads a team of AMS and AMI certified teachers who specialize in this 5–6 age window.

Montessori Academy Culver City has operated since 1986. Our TK teachers have seen hundreds of children make the transition from toddler classroom to Primary and then graduate reading above grade level.

The Culver City campus includes a library and music/dance room — two resources that directly support the TK-age child's expanding cultural and artistic curiosity.