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by Tim Seldin | Family Resources, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Primary (3-6), School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webinars / MFA
Author, Tim Seldin, talks about the 2nd edition of his practical guide to parenting the Montessori Way called How to Raise an Amazing Child. In this new edition Tim introduces some new topics of interest to parents.
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by Tim Seldin | Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Primary (3-6), The International Montessori Council, Video
On May 1e were joined by Jan Selby and Vina Kay to talk about their highly anticipated video documentary project, Building The Pink Tower. We shared some clips from the film, but the real story is how two Montessori parents came to the conclusion that they could use their skills to help. “Building the Pink […]
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by Trevor Eissler | Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers
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by Lindsay Palmer | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Webinars / MFA
A 3-hour Montessori work cycle.
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by Lorna McGrath | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Webinars / MFA
Tim Seldin briefly discusses the Role of Montessori Materials
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by Christine Lowry | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Start of School Year, Webinars / MFA
Montessori consultant, Christine Lowry. The topic is What to Expect in the First Month of School.
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by NewGate School | Maria Montessori, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Video
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by Lorna McGrath | Brain Development, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Health / Nutrition, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Webinars / MFA
Lorna McGrath and Tim Seldin spoke with Montessori Mom, Ann-Mari DeCilis.
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by Tim Seldin | MFA, Montessori Charter Schools, Montessori Education
n February 2017, Darla Prescott (Directress of Academics and Education) and Austin Smigel (Director of Administration and Finance) asked me to return to a school that I first worked with in 2000. At the time of my first visit, Washington Montessori Charter School was brand new. It occupied rented space in a small East Carolina […]
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by Cara Zelas | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori students
y journey toward social and emotional awareness began like any other: by accident. During a visit one day to the New York Presbyterian Hospital, where I accompanied my therapy dog, Little Dude, for a regular visit to the pediatric ward, a sliding doors moment occurred. A woman chased me into an elevator as the doors […]
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by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting
ongratulations, your grandchildren attend a Montessori school. And now, by virtue of association, you are part of a global community. A whole new set of guidelines, terms and ways to act around your grandchildren have been introduced, which, can be very confusing if you are not Montessori trained. It’s not just a learning method; it […]
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by John Long | Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Charter Schools, Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori students, Upper Elementary (9-12)
h! A Montessori mother!” responded another woman in the needlepoint class when she heard that the children attend Post Oak School. Waiting for the other shoe to drop, the Montessori mother asked, “Where does your daughter go to school?” We’ve all been there: the mention of Montessori evokes a response in people. Sometimes we feel […]
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by Lorna McGrath | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, School Resources
became frustrated and very disheartened at the way teachers were expected to treat the children in their classrooms and the environments in which children were placed to learn when I taught in conventional schools. And now, having left that environment decades ago, I continue to be appalled at seeing that nothing has changed except becoming […]
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by John Long | Kindergarten, Mathematics, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Uncategorized
his is a story about eight wooden blocks and a five-year-old girl. The eight wooden blocks are nestled in a hinged wooden box. The five-year-old girl is sitting alone at a small wooden table. She is very good at arithmetic, her teacher tells me, but rarely chooses to work with this kind of spatial, three-dimensional […]
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by Tim Seldin | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers
hen we use the term “traditional education” we don’t mean to suggest that all of the other schools which are not officially “Montessori programs” are therefore “traditional.” Montessori schools do not have a monopoly on the things that we believe and do in our classrooms, and a growing number of innovative teachers and child-centered educational […]
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by The National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector | Kindergarten, Language, Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Charter Schools, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)
Montessori Bilingual Education: Prevalence and Type of Bilingual Montessori Programs / A white paper from The National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector Downloaded and shared with the National Center’;s permission from http://public-montessori.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Montessori-Bilingual-Brief.pdf ontessori bilingual programs are increasing in number in both the private and the public sectors. In the private sector, a bilingual school, typically, […]
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by John Long | MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, School Resources, Writing
n The Celebration of Thinking Elliot Eisner, professor of education and art at Stanford University writes,: We should be concerned about curricula that place a heavy emphasis on limited forms of learning and thinking. When limited forms of learning dominate curricula, they also cultivate a disposition. Following rules and applying algorithms do not match the […]
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by John Long | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting
ast week was the first session of “Montessori Talks to Parents,” a series of six meetings. It is but one opportunity from among a rich offering from the parent education committee. I laud their efforts. In trying to respond to your needs, the committee is offering a variety of programs focused on Montessori education, parenting […]
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