Montessori School
About Montessori School
The Puppy Colours Montessori School concept and curriculum is the brainchild of Kristina, who developed it in a thesis during her Masters’ degree in Canine Life Sciences at Bergin University of Canine Studies (USA).
By extending the Montessori concept to dogs, we turn the focus towards helping our dogs develop real-world skills while taking their natural dispositions into consideration. Our dogs are naturally eager and curious about the world, so by providing them with a well-prepared environment to learn in, it encourages them to explore to increase their self-reliance and resilience, while nurturing their thinking abilities, which increases their agility in social skills.
More about Montessori school
Benefits of our Montessori School
- Socalisation with other dogs;
- Develop healthy behaviours through stimulating communal behaviour;
- Learning and communication through play;
- Enhance coordination and locomotor skills;
- Enhance mental dexterity and stimulation through enrichment activities;
- Encourage problem-solving abilities;
- Retaining basic skills and learning fun tricks through training sessions.
Let your pup meet new friends and socialise with their classmates under the supervision of certified trainers!
Our typical Montessori School schedule
Similar to Montessori preschool for children, your pup will learn, socialise and play. Students will arrive at school each morning to participate in a structured day according to the curriculum that they are enrolled to.
Our Montessori Day School programme runs from 10am to 3pm. Students will participate in a structured day according to the curriculum they’re enrolled in.
In the mornings, the pups get to play in supervised, small groups, where recall and basic manners are practised. Structured socialisation also continues on in school, where the teachers match pups of similar personalities together. After play, the pups get a training session, where they practice existing skills they know in different contexts, or learn something new.
Throughout the day, teachers will practice life skills and cues they’ve learnt in private class in a controlled social setting. The play groups are regularly rotated too. This teaches the pups when to rest, how to regulate their energies, and stay calm even with distractions.
During lunch, they nap and recharge their energy for an hour. Before the day ends, they get some structured socialisation again until they’re picked up.
Campus Facility Features
Hospital Grade Vinyl Flooring
Our flooring is lined with Tarkett, which is a hygienic and soft-impact flooring – preventing slips and is much easier on the joints during play. It is also easy to clean, which ensures cleanliness at all times. This is the flooring material used in major hospitals in Singapore.
IQ air – True HEPA Air Filter
Our Swiss-made air filter effectively removes a great variety of particulates and molecular air pollutants. It protects our staff, visitors and pups from microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungal spore, pollen and other allergens in the air.
Rockwool Building Insulation
Our walls are fitted to Insulate noise while contributing to energy efficiency and fire-safe building with good acoustics and a comfortable indoor climate.
Drinking Fountains
Charcoal filter keeps water fresh and clean while free-falling stream adds oxygen to water and entices our students to drink more.
Low Emission Glass
Low-E, or low-emissivity, glass was created to minimise the amount of infrared and ultraviolet light that comes through your glass, while allowing plenty of natural light into the campus.
3M™ Sun Control Window Film
Our glass panels are treated with 3M™'s Window Film to regulate indoor temperature during the day, allowing all the light in and not the heat.
Requirements for enrolment
Only Puppy Alumnus (under five months of age) who have completed our training programmes are eligible to enrol into the Montessori Day School programme. Their temperaments will also be assessed to see if they’re suitable for school environment.
All new students need to complete either Little Paws (group class) or Puppy Life Skills (private class) training programme before they are eligible to join the Montessori School programme. This is to ensure all our students have the same foundation of life and social skills.
At the moment, we are only accepting registration for puppies younger than five months old for school (after completing their training programme), due to their narrow socialisation window. Do express your interest with any of our trainers during your training programme to get on the waiting list.
Your pup has to:
- Complete at least six lessons from the training programme;
- Go through a temperament assessment and placement trial;
- Have started appropriate parasite prevention (heartworm, intestinal worm, flea & tick); and
- Be updated with their core DHLPP vaccination specifically on DHP (Distemper, Hepatitis and Parvovirus).
- Yearly vaccination is not mandatory as long as they can prove they still have immunity by sending titer test result, indicating the dog still has immunity for Distemper, Parvovirus and Adenovirus.
- Kennel cough (Bordetella) and leptospirosis vaccine are not compulsory too, as they are not part of the core vaccinations and have been known to cause some side effects, but you can opt to give your dog these vaccination(s).
The enrolment process
Your dog’s behaviour will be assessed to see if he or she is suitable for school. If your dog is shy or have any behaviour problems, you may be advised to attend other training programmes to reach a level where he or she can be comfortable in a school environment.
The placement tests is a session to determine which play and learning group your dog fits into. It will take about 15-30 minutes. This also serves as an introduction for you dog, so that he or she can ease into the school environment without getting overwhelmed.
Should your dog pass the initial temperament assessment and placement test, he or she will start attending school. Do note that passing the Temperament assessment and Placement test is only half of the enrolment process. It is not a 100% guarantee of being in day school yet.
During your training programme, your trainer will advise you on whether your dog is suitable to attend the full day, or if your dog should start off with a shorter duration of day school (so that he or she can transition to the school environment smoothly).
As your dog settles into school, he or she can transition into attending the full day. You can either send your dog to school yourself, or engage a pet transporter to fetch your dog to school.
Our day school teachers will monitor and assess how your dog does in school. If any behaviour challenges affecting the dynamic and safety of the classes arise during day school, we may have to re-assess your dog’s suitability for school, or may move your dog to a more suitable class at any time.
Once this process is completed successfully, your dog will officially be a student at our day school!
Your dog’s behaviour will be assessed to see if he or she is suitable for Day School. If your dog is shy or have any behaviour problems, you may be advised to attend other training programmes to reach a level where he or she can be comfortable in a Day School environment.
The placement tests is a session to determine which play and learning group your dog fits into. It will take about 15-30 minutes. This also serves as an introduction for you dog, so that he or she can ease into the school environment without getting overwhelmed.
Should your dog pass the initial temperament assessment and placement test, he or she will start attending day school. Do note that passing the Temperament assessment and Placement test is only half of the enrolment process. It is not a 100% guarantee of being in day school yet.
During your training programme, your trainer will advise you on whether your dog is suitable to attend the full day, or if your dog should start off with a shorter duration of day school (so that he or she can transition to the school environment smoothly). As your dog settles into day school, he or she can transition into attending the full day. You can either send your dog to school yourself, or engage a pet transporter to fetch your dog to school.
Our day school teachers will monitor and assess how your dog does in school. If any behaviour challenges affecting the dynamic and safety of the classes arise during day school, we may have to re-assess your dog’s suitability for day school, or may move your dog to a more suitable class at any time.
Once this process is completed successfully, your dog will officially be a student at our day school!
Interested in enrolling your pup?
At the moment, we are only accepting Montessori School registration for puppies younger than five months old (after completing their training programme) who have completed either Little Paws (group class) or Puppy Life Skills (private class) training programme. You may let your trainer know you’re keen in enrolling your puppy and the registration will begin from there.
