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Parenting toward Antiracism | Montessori Family Life Webinar

Parenting toward Antiracism | Montessori Family Life Webinar

by | Communication, Family Resources, Free Reads, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Psychology, Social Justice, TC January 2021, Webinars / MFA

Dr. Valaida Wise was recently a guest on the Montessori Family Life Webinar series when she shared some of her ideas about how to raise children to be anti-racist. I will summarize a small part of that webinar here. If you would like to view the entire broadcast or...

What? An Evaluation?

by | Early Adolescence (12-15), Family Resources, Free Reads, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Parenting on the Same Page

o one will ever know your child like you do, and you see aspects of your child that no teacher ever will, but the reverse is also true. Your child’s teacher sees aspects of your child that you may never get to see. Your child’s teacher sees him as he is learning to be part […]

Montessori Education in a Time of Physical Distancing: Is the Use of Digital Technology Appropriate in the Context of Montessori Philosophy?

Montessori Education in a Time of Physical Distancing: Is the Use of Digital Technology Appropriate in the Context of Montessori Philosophy?

by | Computers in the Classroom, Covid, Free Reads, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Prepared Environment, The International Montessori Council

Maria Montessori, in an address in 1936 entitled “For Peace,” (2007) discussed how the technologies of her day had brought humankind together and had created a single “great nation” (pp. 24-26): By becoming a single nation, we have finally realized the unconscious...
Helping Parents Help Themselves

Helping Parents Help Themselves

by | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Empowerment, Family Resources, Free Reads, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue

The Montessori Foundation, in cooperation with a collaborative set up in mid-March, of this year, is striving to help parents figure out ways to deal with the new reality of Covid 19. For many, you are working from home for the first time. How do you manage your time...
Pandemic Strategies: Family Meetings

Pandemic Strategies: Family Meetings

by | Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, Free Reads, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, The International Montessori Council, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue

During the first weeks of the pandemic, The Montessori Foundation began to hold free zoom meetings for parents struggling with a variety of issues.Here is a short review of the Montessori Parent Gathering from April 4, 2020. The presenter was Lorna McGrath, Director...
The Role We Play to End Systemic and Internal Racism What Questions Should We Ask Ourselves?

The Role We Play to End Systemic and Internal Racism What Questions Should We Ask Ourselves?

by | Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Family Resources, Free Reads, MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Teachers, Peace Education, School Leadership, Social Justice, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC

This was an initial conversation on issues of race and social justice with a panel that included Dr. Valaida Wise, Dr. Cindy Acker, Kristina Torres, Kathy Leitch, Jonathon Wolff and other, and a discussion about meaningful steps that Montessori educators and schools...
Webcast What does Montessori Middle School Look Like?

Webcast What does Montessori Middle School Look Like?

by | Adolescence, Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotionally Healthy Children, Free Reads, Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori students, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC, Young Adolescent

Join us this week as Jocelyn Swanson, CGMS Director of Secondary Teacher Education, as the panel discusses best practice in Montessori middle school programs. If you have or are considering adding a middle school program this webcast is for you! Bring your questions...
Montessori: The Science — Part 3: Movement Matters

Montessori: The Science — Part 3: Movement Matters

by | Child's Work, Empowerment, Free Reads, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Primary (3-6), Sensitive Periods, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Video

Dr. Angeline Lillard presents Maria Montessori’s key insights about childhood education, the subsequent educational research that has validated her approach, and how these ideas are implemented in a modern Montessori classroom. From Montessori: The Science Behind the...
Montessori: — The Science Part 4: The Positive Impact of Choice

Montessori: — The Science Part 4: The Positive Impact of Choice

by | Brain Development, Child's Work, Discipline, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Free Reads, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Practical Life, Primary (3-6), Psychology, Research, Sensitive Periods, Sensorial, Upper Elementary (9-12), Video

Dr. Angeline Lillard presents Maria Montessori’s key insights about childhood education, the subsequent educational research that has validated her approach, and how these ideas are implemented in a modern Montessori classroom. From Montessori: The Science Behind the...
Montessori: The Science — Part 5: Interest Enhances Learning

Montessori: The Science — Part 5: Interest Enhances Learning

by | Brain Development, Child's Work, Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Free Reads, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), Psychology, Research, Sensitive Periods, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Video

Dr. Angeline Lillard presents Maria Montessori’s key insights about childhood education, the subsequent educational research that has validated her approach, and how these ideas are implemented in a modern Montessori classroom. From Montessori: The Science Behind the...