After-school activities

Ludoteca Montessori is Cuarto Creciente’s afternoon ludoteca in Logroño: a warm, bilingual space where children play, create, rest and learn together after school. It’s a place to be a child, with a calm, prepared environment, caring adults and freedom to choose.

We’re not an extension of the school day or a homework factory. Following Montessori principles, we trust children to choose their activities, move freely and follow their curiosity. Adults guide, observe and offer, without pushing. Every child is welcome as they are, with no rankings and no pressure to perform.

Three age groups

• Ludo I (ages 3–6): sensory play, construction, stories, songs, movement and practical life.

• Ludo II (ages 6–9): board games, crafts, cooperative games, nature projects and quiet time for homework.

• Ludo III (ages 9–12): strategy games, maker projects, independent study, group challenges and leadership.

What they learn

• Choosing freely and taking responsibility for their choices

• Cooperating, taking turns, and winning and losing gracefully

• Creativity through art, construction and open-ended materials

• Everyday life skills: preparing snack, caring for the space, tidying up

• Communicating naturally in Spanish and English

• Managing emotions and solving conflicts with words

• Movement and outdoor play to balance the school day

A school year in five stages

1. September–October · Settling in: getting to know the space, the group and our agreements.

2. November–December · Play together: cooperative games, traditional games and winter crafts.

3. January–February · Build and discover: construction, science experiments and maker projects.

4. March–April · Nature and movement: outdoor play, gardening and games from around the world.

5. May–June · Our own projects: children propose, plan and share a project with families.

Sample activities by group

• Ages 3–6: sensory trays, blocks, puppet stories, cooking snack together, songs in both languages.

• Ages 6–9: board games, collaborative murals, simple experiments, treasure hunts and homework corner.

• Ages 9–12: strategy games, building challenges, short films and comics, mentoring younger children.

What an afternoon looks like

1. 16:00 · Welcome and snack: arriving calmly, a healthy merienda prepared together.

2. 16:30 · Free choice: children pick from the prepared areas (art, construction, games, reading).

3. 17:15 · Movement: outdoor play or active games.

4. 17:45 · Group activity or project: a game, a workshop or a shared creation.

5. 18:30 · Quiet time and goodbye: tidying up, reading or homework, calm pickup.

Caring for every child
Small groups, a calm environment and attentive adults who know each child by name. Children who need rest can rest. Those who want to do homework have a quiet corner, with no obligation. And no one is forced to join an activity before they’re ready.

Because afternoons aren’t for filling time. They’re for growing through play.