Favorite summer Reads for 2022
Favorite SummerReads for 2022 by Lorna McGrath One of the many things that teachers do in the first few days of school is to ask children to talk about, write about, or in some way describe their summer activities. You remember that, right? For some of us that was...Stewards of the Earth Preparing for Earth Day with Our Families
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2020 NewGate School Seniors Interview
Adjusting to Life in 2020-2021: Empowering and Encouraging Healthy Practices at Home and at School
So much of what we are all hearing on the media about Covid 19 is scary and not particularly helpful in empowering children from about 11 years old through adolescents about ways to take care of themselves. We are very good about giving our children ways to keep themselves safe from strangers or ways to […]
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Observation vs Interaction: What’s the Difference?
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What Is “Typical” Development? in Montessori Family Life
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The ‘How To’s’ of Family Meetings: Watch Our Panelists Role Play a Family Meeting
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BOOK REVIEWS assembled by Lorna McGrath
Animals Reviewed by Association of Zoos & Aquariums Elementary and middle school children, along with their parents and teachers, will love this book. It is a hilarious review of wild animals from around the world! Each animal is rated in a humorous way that tells...Environmental Science and Montessori
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“Out of Balance?” Cultivating Equilibrium
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Night Becomes Day: Changes in Nature
Written by Cynthia Argentine This is a truly gorgeous book for children! Cynthia’s words flow as you turn the pages, and she describes how the natural world is constantly transforming. The photographs superbly illustrate the transformations in nature. The message is...Setting the Tone for 2022: Family Fun Is More Than Fluff
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Reflections on 2021: Charting Your Family’s Course for 2022
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Spotlight on One of Our IMC Accredited Schools: Garden Oaks Montessori
Garden Oaks is a public school in a neighborhood of Houston, TX, called the Heights. The school was under-enrolled at 405 students with five Montessori and 19 traditional classrooms when Dr. Lindsey Pollock arrived in 2008. The district tasked her to convert the...Montessori for Every Family with Tim Seldin and Lorna McGrath
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Silence is a Gift
For more than a hundred years, children in Montessori schools have been practicing the Silence Game as part of their regular routine. Maria Montessori discovered that children experience great pleasure from the self-control that produces real silence. This is a...Book Reviews by Lorna McGrath
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