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by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Child's Work, Empowerment, Kindergarten, MFA, Planes of Development, Science, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
My very enthusiastic 6-year-old granddaughter, Aubrey, is very into experiments. She’s a Kindergarten student and her love of learning is made evident by her desire to try to learn new things outside her classroom. And, let’s face it, she knows I’m all in on anything she wants to try out when I’m there for a […]
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by The Montessori Foundation | Archived Issues / Tomorrow's Child, MFA, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
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by Erinne Magee | Child's Work, Communication, Empowerment, MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Parenting, Planes of Development, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Young Adolescent, Young Adults
Children ask questions—lots of questions. But you can turn the tables! Here are 63 fun suggestions to get a conversation started. Kids ask a lot of questions. Sometimes the questions repeat themselves. Most of the time we’ve answered them over and over. And let’s be honest, we’ve been known to ignore one or two here and […]
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by Punum Bhatia Ph.D | Maria Montessori, Mindfulness, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Prepared Environment, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
“The first essential for the child’s development is concentration. It lays the whole basis for his character and social behavior.” (Montessori, 1988, p.202) Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) believed that children have an inner directive for their optimum self-construction and that concentration is the key to their natural development. This was perhaps one of her major […]
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by Natalie Baginski | Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), Mathematics, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Upper Elementary (9-12)
In Montessori Primary communities the children are referred to as first years, second years, and third years. The children are on a journey that is designed to take three years. The newest two-and-a-half to three-year-old children are considered first years. The first years have never been in Primary before. Children who complete that first year […]
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by Karen Feldman | Empowerment, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), Maria Montessori, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Planes of Development, Prepared Environment, Sensitive Periods, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
The Montessori method develops the child’s disposition and attitude, self-confidence, and self-esteem. Children’s learning is reflected in the level of motivation and interest they show in their work, and in their ability to concentrate and finish what they start. Children are scientists and have a tendency to explore their world. They learn about who they […]
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by Joyce St. Giermaine | MFA, Peace Education, Planes of Development, The International Montessori Council, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Young Adolescent, Young Adults
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” —Mother Teresa Out with the old; in with the new—year, that is. What will be different this year, this week, this day, or this moment? If you feel like you’ve fallen down the rabbit hole and, like Alice, […]
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by NewGate Secondary Students | Book Reviews, Imagination, Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Reading, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Young Adults
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins This book might as well be glued to your hands because it is so suspenseful that it is practically impossible to put down. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins will take your breath away with all of its action and suspense. The story follows Katniss who nominated herself to […]
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by NewGate Secondary Students | Book Reviews, Early Adolescence (12-15), Language, Reading, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Young Adults
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini The Kite Runner is a historical fiction novel that provides a remarkable perspective on the struggles of Afghanistan that have been neglected for too long. It is written by Khaled Hosseini and takes place in Afghanistan, spanning the period from before the 1979 Soviet invasion to the fall of […]
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by Cassi Mackey | Communication, Empowerment, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), Mindfulness, Mixed Ages, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Parent-Teacher Communication, Primary (3-6), Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Upper Elementary (9-12)
Education requires parents, teacher, and child to work together in cooperation. A weakness in any of these decreases the efficiency of others while inhibiting the development of the child.” —Maria Montessori Courageous Conversation occurs when people come to a conversation with a deep concern for human welfare, values, and dignity. It exists as people say […]
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by The Montessori Foundation | Archived Issues / Tomorrow's Child, MFA, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
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by The Montessori Foundation | Archived Issues / Tomorrow's Child, Brain Development, MFA, Research, School Resources, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Uncategorized
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by NewGate Secondary Students | Book Reviews, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Young Adults
A Tale for the Time Being- by Ruth Ozeki A Tale for the Time Being plays with the idea of past and present. The characters in this book, Ruth and Nao, meet in an unlikely way; Ruth finds Nao’s diary, protected by plastic bags and a lunch box, washed up on the shore near her house. […]
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by NewGate Secondary Students | Book Reviews, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Young Adolescent
Phasma- by Delilah S. Dawson Phasma is an absolute must-read for any fan of the Star Wars franchise. An extremely well-written and engaging read, this book answers many of the burning questions relating to the titular character left unanswered in Episodes VII and VIII. A captured resistance spy tells the story of the First Order’s most […]
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by NewGate Secondary Students | Book Reviews, Mixed Ages, Reading, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Young Adults
Sky in the Deep- By Adrienne Young Seventeen-year-old Eelyn, part of the Viking Aska clan, has just two priorities in life: kill the enemy, Riki clan, alongside her best friend and father, and survive. The first day of the fighting season, Eelyn’s world stops when she sees her dead brother on the battlefield. (The one she […]
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by NewGate Secondary Students | Book Reviews, Mixed Ages, Reading, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Young Adolescent
That Was Then, This Is Now–by By S.E. Hinton I would like to start off by admitting that I am a little biased towards S.E. Hinton. I have never read a book of hers that I did not love, my favorite being The Outsiders. Her stories of friendship, heartache, bravery, and love will leave you […]
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by Cathie Perolman | Adolescence, Empowerment, Maria Montessori, Mixed Ages, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
Dear Cathie— I know you have been in the Montessori world for a long time. How did you find the Montessori Method and did your own children go to Montessori schools? If so, did it make a difference in their lives? — A SET OF INTERESTED PARENTS Dear Parents, Thank you for your interest in […]
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by Sara Stein | Adolescence, Brain Development, Early Adolescence (12-15), Kindergarten, Language & Reading, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Maria Montessori, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Planes of Development, Primary (3-6), Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Upper Elementary (9-12), Young Adolescent
As parents, we all want the best education for our children. But what does that mean? What does that look like? For me, it means having access to the teachings and philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori. We have three children, ages 10, 7, and 4. They are all unique; all with their own personalities, special […]
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