The Franklin Montessori School
Forest Hills Campus
4473 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Phone 202.966.7747, Fax 202.966.8508

We begin our study of social studies by looking at the world as a whole. Children are first introduced to the ideas of air, land, water, hemispheres and continents. Once they have developed a global perspective we explore our local region. Colorful puzzles provide extensive hands-on exploration of world geography. Boxes containing a variety of items from each continent give the children a concrete link to peoples in other lands.

The students at The Franklin Montessori School Forest Hills Campus come from over eighteen countries. We take full advantage of this unique quality to introduce our students to other cultures and customs. On any given day children may act out an African folktale, delight in a meal from India, or make music with South American instruments.