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An Online Montessori School for Teens

An Online Montessori School for Teens

Editor’s Note: Families have been inspired by Montessori to home-school their children for years. The trend seems to be expanding. Something new grew out of the pandemic: online education at the adolescent level that is consciously based on Montessori guidelines. One...
Table Washing: Why do Montessori Students Spend So Much Time Washing Tables?

Table Washing: Why do Montessori Students Spend So Much Time Washing Tables?

Editor’s Note: If we had a dollar for every time a skeptical parent has questioned the amount of time their young Montessori child spends washing tables …In 2007, Robin Howe (now Robin Howe, EdD) was just starting out his his career as a Montessori teacher at a charter school in Florida. This article originally appeared […]

Table Washing: Why Do Montessori Students Spend So Much Time Washing Tables?

Table Washing: Why Do Montessori Students Spend So Much Time Washing Tables?

by Robin Howe, EdD Editor’s Note: If we had a dollar for every time a skeptical parent has questioned the amount of time their young Montessori child spends washing tables … ANATOMY OF A LESSON Ironically, I missed the session of my Montessori teacher training when we...
Book Review: Raising Lions

Book Review: Raising Lions

aving worked with a Montessori school for about a year, I knew that there were some challenging children in one of the early childhood classes. I spent time on a previous visit observing this class, offering bits of advice to a very experienced teacher, who already knew all the old tricks. Perhaps, my biggest objective […]

Webinar: Assessment and Data in Montessori

Webinar: Assessment and Data in Montessori

What Montessori parents need to know about assessment, data collection and how we use it to not only support children’s learning but also to validate the Montessori method of education. Dr. Howe explains what this means for children in Montessori schools and the larger education community.

Webinar: Assessment and Data in Montessori

Webinar: Transitioning from Upper Elementary to Secondary

Join Dr. Robin Howe and Kathy Leitch for suggestions on how to support your elementary child as she moves into the Secondary level of Montessori school.

Webinar: Assessment and Data in Montessori

Webinar: The Great Lessons – Part II

In this session Robin Howe completes a presentation for parents on The Great Lessons as a foundational piece to the Elementary curriculum. He explains each of the five lessons in more detail and describes how parents can support their child’s learning.

Webinar: Assessment and Data in Montessori

Webinar: The Great Lessons in the Elementary Years – Part I – Dr. Robin Howe

In this session Robin Howe, PhD introduces viewers to the role of the Great Lessons in the Elementary curriculum, how their design engages the imagination of the elementary child, and develops an appreciation of the history and evolution of planet in order for humans to be where they are today – technology, transportation, health sciences, […]

Webinar: Assessment and Data in Montessori

Webcast: Transitioning Students from Upper Elementary to Secondary

Upper Elementary students will be taking that big step into a new plane of development and you can help bridge the gap. Robin will share insights for students, parents, and teachers from his experience as an upper elementary teacher, an adolescent teacher, and as an associate head of school.

The Montessori Paradox: Exploring The Elephant in the Montessori Classroom

Webinar: Transitioning Children into Montessori

Are you considering starting your child in a Montessori school at four years old, 8 years old, 15 years old? Robin Howe, Associate Head of NewGate School, explains the in’s and out’s of the admission process when new older students and their families wish to start in Montessori. Schools carefully consider many factors before admitting […]

Webinar: Assessment and Data in Montessori

Webinar: Sensitive Periods in the Elementary Years / Pt 1

Robin Howe, Associate Head of NewGate School, the lab school of the Montessori Foundation, offers a clear explanation of “sensitivities” an elementary child experiences and many useful ideas for understanding their interests and behaviors in this two part series. Download File

Webinar: Assessment and Data in Montessori

Webinar: Sensitive Periods in the Elementary Years / Pt 2

Robin Howe, Associate Head of NewGate School, offered a clear explanation of “sensitivities” and many useful ideas for understanding the elementary child’s interests and behaviors in Part 1. Join us for Part 2 as we continue to look at the remaining sensitivities.

Celebrating Birthdays in the Montessori Classroom

very year in Montessori classrooms all over the world, young children celebrate their birthdays by walking around a candle with a globe in their hands, symbolic of the passages around the sun that the children have made during their lives. As these Montessori children get older, their stories get longer, and for many, after ten […]