The program is designed to help the child to develop concentration, coordination, inner discipline, and good working habits. As the child grows to self-discipline, he/she is allowed greater and greater freedom to move about the environment and work with whatever materials he/she chooses, provided they are appropriate to the child’s developmental level and that they are used in a constructive way.             The children in our classroom learn by doing; they pursue their tasks independently either in a group or alone. Our teaching staff acts as a guide and a stimulus to their never-ending curiosity. Montessori materials are designed to be self- correcting, which encourages independent problem solving and eliminates the correctional, disciplinary role of the traditional teacher. Our teaching staff and students are fast friends with a healthy respect for one another.             The Ray Jacobs Montessori environment is a highly social one in which the children are continually interacting with and caring for each other. They are proud of their environment because they are directly involved with caring for it and contributing to it. There is a deal of material available to them concerning plants and animals throughout the world. Artists and musicians are represented through reproductions and recordings of their works, and children enter the world of the arts through participation in arts and crafts and musical activities.

Ray Jacobs Pre-Primary (Montessori), Primary and Secondary School (Boarding) Mgbidi is a day and boarding private school. It was established to give a solid foundation, qualitative and functional education with inestimable passion for excellence.   The primary school was established by its proprietors in 1995 and expanded to include the Secondary arm in 2012. The pressure of the unimpressive level of education in their community moved them to establish the model primary school in the first instance. This reaction was informed by their knowledge that the provision of care and qualitative education during the early years in life lays the foundation for imbibing the right values, good character and social behaviour as children attain adulthood   The founders never relented in providing all the necessary facilities for boarding and comprehensive primary school. As a co-educational institution, the school is equipped with adequate human and material resources, with live-in teachers, matron and governesses.  The school bestrides education terrain and satisfies the yearnings and aspirations of the young education seekers. It boasts of a conducive and stimulating environment backed with corps of competent and dedicated staff.