Early Childhood Curriculum Montessori Certified Montessori instructors, in accordance with American Montessori Society standards, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools standards and State of Tennessee standards, present approved materials and instruction Art Instruction in different media is offered and available on a daily basis. Art activities are also integrated in the curriculum as a part of cultural studies. Foreign Language Instruction in Spanish vocabulary building and simple conversation is offered in large and small group lessons with supporting materials available to students on a daily basis. Library Story time and beginning library science lessons are offered in the library once a week. Shelf work relating to the story will be available through out the week. Music In addition to age appropriate songs, students practice moving to music, matching pitch, rhythm, and are introduced to instrument families and staff and pre-reading exercises. Music group is presented on a weekly basis.  Elementary Curriculum Montessori Certified Montessori instructors, in accordance with American Montessori Society standards, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools standards and State of Tennessee standards, present approved materials and instruction. Art Instruction in different media is offered and available on a daily basis. Art activities are also integrated in the curriculum as a part of cultural studies Foreign Language: Lower Elementary Instruction in Spanish vocabulary building, simple conversation skills and beginning reading lessons are offered on a weekly basis. Supporting materials are available to students on a daily basis. Foreign Language: Upper Elementary Instruction in Spanish vocabulary building, simple conversation skills and beginning reading lessons are offered on a weekly basis. Supporting materials are available to students on a daily basis. Library Library science lessons are offered in the library once a week. During this time students may check out books. Music: Lower Elementary Instruction includes movement to music, matching pitch, rhythm, note reading, singing and identifying orchestral families. Music group is presented on a weekly basis. Music: Upper Elementary Instruction includes building on Lower Elementary skills, introduction of styles and periods of music, and ensemble experience with recorder and Orff instruments. Physical Education Organized physical education classes are conducted on a weekly basis.  Middle School Curriculum The Lamplighter Montessori Middle School courses of study reflect an integration of the Tennessee Requirements of Essential Elements, the newest research on the developmental needs of early adolescents, The Montessori philosophy, state of the art current learning theory, and the predictions of the skills needed for a productive life in the twenty-first century. The curriculum and instruction is designed as a two-year program in which students earn 16 units of Tennessee Department of Education credits. Language, Speech, Spanish, Physical Education, Outdoor Education, Service Learning, and Fine Arts are courses of continuous progress. Science, Social Studies, Geography, Health and Math are studied by topics or concepts. Parents and students are required to make a two-year commitment to the program for optimal learning. Middle School students visit the library weekly to extend their research. Two of these visits every month are to the Cordova Public Library.