Why Going Out Matters in the Primary Years

Going Out is a carefully prepared experience that supports children’s growing independence, responsibility, and confidence in the real world.

Beginning around age six, Going Out starts small and purposeful within the school grounds. Children may walk to the to research a topic, visit another classroom to ask questions, or go to the office to collect reams of paper for a project. These early experiences allow children to practise social communication, courtesy, time management, and problem-solving in a safe and familiar environment.

As children mature, Going Out extends beyond the school gates. Planning a visit to a museum or a local shop involves far more than the outing itself. Children learn to write purposeful letters, organise adult chaperones, conduct risk assessments, plan routes, manage money, and prepare interview questions. Each step strengthens executive functioning, collaboration, and real-world literacy and numeracy skills.

These foundations are what later make larger experiences possible, including international opportunities such as Montessori Model United Nations in New York. Navigating busy city streets, using public transport, managing schedules, and representing their ideas confidently on a global stage all stem from the same process: gradual independence supported by thoughtful preparation.

Going Out is not an extra... it is how children learn to engage meaningfully with the world.

Students at Brisbane Montessori School have a broad and rich academic curriculum. Please visit our suite of comprehensive learning and curriculum pages to gain an insight to the academic opportunities for students from Children's House to Senior School.