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I think my child is ready to move up to the next class… a year early!

I think my child is ready to move up to the next class… a year early!

by | Children with Exceptionalities, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Planes of Development, Prepared Environment, TC Feb 2022

Over the years, it’s quite common for parents to come to us to say that, since their child is so advanced academically, they worry that the class they are in now is not sufficiently challenging. It is not unusual for parents to ask the school to move them up a year...
Montessori: The Science — Part 7: Social Education is Effective

Montessori: The Science — Part 7: Social Education is Effective

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

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 8: Meaningful Contexts Assist Learning

Montessori: The Science — Part 8: Meaningful Contexts Assist Learning

by | Adolescence, Brain Development, Child's Work, Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Free Reads, Imagination, Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Planes of Development, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), Psychology, Research, Upper Elementary (9-12), Video, Young Adolescent, Young Adults

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...
The Curve Of Work: First Year Primary

The Curve Of Work: First Year Primary

by | Maria Montessori, Mathematics, Montessori Education, Montessori students, Planes of Development, Primary (3-6), Sensitive Periods, Sensorial, The International Montessori Council

The first essential for the child’s development is concentration. It lays the whole basis for his character and social behavior”  Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) believed that children have an inner directive for their optimum self-construction and that concentration was the key to their natural development. This was perhaps one of her major contributions to the […]

Book Review: Culturally Responsive Teaching The Brain

Book Review: Culturally Responsive Teaching The Brain

by | Book Reviews, Brain Development, Communication, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Planes of Development, Reading, The International Montessori Council, Young Adolescent, Young Adults

The book, Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain, written by Zaretta Hammond, examines the philosophy and implementation of culturally responsive teaching in the context of current research and knowledge of neuropsychology and its impact on student behavior and response. The book seeks to connect current brain research and culturally responsive teaching with the question “what […]

Montessori A Model For Inclusive Education?

Montessori A Model For Inclusive Education?

by | Children with Exceptionalities, Montessori Education, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Planes of Development, Prepared Environment, The International Montessori Council

More and more students with a diversity of unique behavior and learning needs are enrolling in Montessori classrooms in independent, public, and charter Montessori schools. And, more and more Montessori school leaders and classroom teachers are expressing their concerns: “I don’t know how to work with these kids.” “There are just too many challenges in […]

The Bowman Expansion Project

The Bowman Expansion Project

by | Planes of Development, Prepared Environment, The International Montessori Council

An interview with Mary Beth Ricks, Head of School, Bowman in Palo Alto, California Founded in 1995, Bowman is an innovative, accredited Montessori program serving primary-8th-grade students in Palo Alto, California. Mary Beth Ricks has been Head of School since 2008 and started as one of the founding teachers at Bowman. Bowman is the first […]

Montessori Teacher Supports For Children With Exceptionalities

Montessori Teacher Supports For Children With Exceptionalities

by | Brain Development, Children with Exceptionalities, Empowerment, Mindfulness, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Planes of Development, Prepared Environment, Sensorial, The International Montessori Council

Supports for children who have special needs have been legally mandated for several decades in the United States. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act became law in 1990 and was updated in 2004.  Public schools must provide Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with documented needs that meet the law’s specified criteria. IEPs identify needed […]

Letter From The Executive Director

Letter From The Executive Director

by | Empowerment, Peace Education, Planes of Development, Prepared Environment, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council

Dear IMC members, Well, we are almost there! By the time this issue of Montessori Leadership arrives, we will have celebrated the end of another school year and are well into preparing for the next, in most of the northern hemisphere. Where did the summer go? I like to consider the end of each school […]

Webcast: The Three most Common Enrollment Marketing Mistakes Made By Most Schools Today

Montessori based Multi-Tier System of Support An overview with Christine Lowry, M.Ed

by | Children with Exceptionalities, Communication, Empowerment, Mindfulness, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori students, Planes of Development, Prepared Environment, Psychology, School Leadership, Sensitive Periods, Sensorial, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC, Young Adolescent, Young Adults

Montessori Based Multi-Tier System Of Support An Overview With Christine Lowry, M Ed

Webcast: The Three most Common Enrollment Marketing Mistakes Made By Most Schools Today

Webcast: Driven To Abstraction The Impact Of Imposing Academics On Toddlers

by | Child's Work, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Mindfulness, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Planes of Development, Sensitive Periods, Sensorial, The International Montessori Council, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Webcasts / IMC

Webcast Driven to Abstraction The Impact of Imposing Academics on Toddlers

Transitioning to Secondary

Transitioning to Secondary

by | Adolescence, Early Adolescence (12-15), Empowerment, Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Planes of Development, Upper Elementary (9-12), Video, Webinars / MFA, Young Adolescent

Kristi Antczak and Lorna McGrath each have two children who have moved to Secondary programs. In this session they will each talk to you about their experiences with this important transition for their children. They will give you tips for smooth transitions, pitfalls that may happen, and choices to be made. You’ll want to attend […]