The Montessori Foundation Staff | Montessori Foundation | MFA

This article was originally published in Tomorrow’s Child magazine. Montessori identified multi-age grouping as a key variable in perpetuating a positive environment for individual and collaborative learning and social development. During the past year, in my observations at the lab school at Xavier University, I have enjoyed focusing on what an integral part this aspect […]

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Great Lessons and Key Lessons

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Language, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Upper Elementary (9-12)

Great Lessons and Key Lessons derive from the psychological characteristics and needs of the child in the second plane of development. (ages 6 to 12). Lessons are not a pivotal aspect of Montessori. The role of the adult is to inspire a sense of wonder, not to teach. Lessons in a conventional sense relate to […]

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Science for Everyday Outline

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Kindergarten, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Science, The International Montessori Council

Science Topics to Cover in the Montessori 3-6/Primary Classroom by Erin Gutierrez Setting up a science area in your classroom: Things to consider Topics to cover (This is not an exhaustive list, merely a beginning!) Lesson ideas Resources Topics to cover Living/non-living Plant/animal Zoology • Animals in the environment • Vertebrate/Invertebrate • Matching animals (objects […]

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Curriculum: The Study of the History of Mankind

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Teachers, Science, The International Montessori Council

In Appendix B of From Childhood to Adolescence Maria Montessori suggests that students in the third plane of development make a detailed study of “one period, event, or the life of some personage who has aroused special interest.”(1) One such “personage” could well be Leonardo da Vinci, which would provide inspiration and material to explore […]

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New Directions for Montessori Secondary Education

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Adolescence, Early Adolescence (12-15), Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Parent-Teacher Communication, Parenting on the Same Page

by Jamie Wheal “Schools as they are today are adapted neither to the needs of adolescence nor to the times in which we live.” –Maria Montessori “College admissions, wrote psychologist Michael Thompson in a recent essay on the subject, “can make normal people act nutty and nutty people act quite crazy.” The pressures of this […]

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Becoming a Montessori Teacher

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | MFA, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council

Montessori parents often make the best Montessori teachers. The same things that draw enthusiastic parents to a Montessori school in the first place, inspire some to become Montessori teachers themselves. Some parents approach their children’s school, or are themselves approached, about the possibility of taking Montessori teacher training. Many Montessori teachers and administrators began as […]

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Starting a New Montessori School

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Free Reads, MFA, Montessori Administrators, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council

Starting a World Class Montessori School from the Ground Up The Montessori Foundation and The International Montessori Council receive regular inquiries from people around the world who want to start Montessori schools. While there are some aspects on which we can provide direct support, there are many more aspects that are specific to location. This […]