Andrew Kutt | Montessori Foundation | MFA

Individual Liberty and the Common Good

by Andrew Kutt | ML Feb 2022, Montessori Leadership Magazine, Social Justice, The International Montessori Council

Reflections on the Events of January 6 Editor’s Note: As we embark on a new year and reflect on this past year, Andrew Kutt’s reflections from last January are a relevant and essential reminder. A reminder of the great “American experiment” and a reminder that we...

Building a School Culture of Peace and Transformation

by Andrew Kutt | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, MFA, Montessori Education, Peace Education, Webinars / MFA

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The Magic of Circle Times and Community Meetings

by Andrew Kutt | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers

Circle Time (class meetings) and community Meeting (school wide gatherings provide unique opportunities to present lessons and to do activities which build community , reinforce school values, broaden the common parameters of learning, and deepen the children’s spiritual experiences at school. These times of gathering can play a central role in introducing curriculum themes., acknowledging […]

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Individual Liberty and the Common Good

by Andrew Kutt | MFA, Peace Education, Social Justice, TC March 2021, The International Montessori Council

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The Coronavirus is a Stark Reminder We Are One Global Family

by Andrew Kutt | Emotionally Healthy Children, MFA, Psychology, The International Montessori Council, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue

hat a difference a month makes. The whole world is reacting to a pandemic of a previously unknown virus. It’s an emergency on a global scale, dominating every news cycle. It’s the subject of conversations over coffee counters at 7-11 in the mornings and at local watering holes in the evenings. Our lives are being […]

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Education Needs a Radical Change

by Andrew Kutt | Adolescence, MFA, Montessori Education, The International Montessori Council, Tomorrow's Child

fter recently watching a film about the life of Jane Goodall, and then reading a recent interview with her, I was struck by her stark observations regarding the state of our planet—in terms of climate change, the disappearance of species, the destruction of forests, the melting glaciers, the pollution of the oceans, the desperate plight […]

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The Generosity of Children

by Andrew Kutt | MFA, The International Montessori Council

he kindergartners stood in a circle on the grass in the park one brisk afternoon, leaving the slides and monkey bars empty. Curious, their teachers approached and heard them softly singing one of their gentle, circle time songs from class. Drawing closer, they realized the children encircled a dead bird. One child said later, “We wanted to sing […]