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Montessori Training in the 21st Century the Challenges and Benefits of Training Models

Montessori Training in the 21st Century the Challenges and Benefits of Training Models

s the Center for Guided Montessori Studies (CGMS) prepares to launch the world’s first low-residency Montessori Infant/Toddler program, we thought it might be an opportune time to revisit the reasons we created our blended learning approach and what we believe may be the advantages of and shortcomings to alternate teacher training models. We all know […]

Room City 9:Tips And Treasures From Conducting An Economic Simulation in a Montessori Classroom.

Room City 9:Tips And Treasures From Conducting An Economic Simulation in a Montessori Classroom.

“Can we have economy time? Can we, please?” ‘m greeted with variations of this query as the students return from PE. There is an hour left in the school day, and the students had their three-hour uninterrupted work period in the morning. The question for me becomes: Do I want to try to squeeze in […]

Hiring New Staff: Finding the Right Match

Hiring New Staff: Finding the Right Match

uccessful Montessori schools know what the right teacher would look like, they know how to recruit them, and they know how to retain them over the years. An organization is no better than the people who work there. This is equally true for a school as it is for any other type of business. The […]

Top 5 Reasons Montessorians Should Embrace Online Record Keeping

Top 5 Reasons Montessorians Should Embrace Online Record Keeping

“Growth is not merely a harmonious increase in size, but a transformation.” —Dr. Maria Montessori hile embracing change is not always easy, it is a vital component of our continued growth as individuals. Fortunately, technology has made it easier than ever to embrace change based on real-world data. Want to track the food you eat? […]

The Life Cycle Of The Red Rods: A Story of Giving

The Life Cycle Of The Red Rods: A Story of Giving

ur preschool, which is a part of a non-profit agency serving a socioeconomically challenged area of Fort Myers, Florida, gives children a stronger ground to stand on upon entering public school. But this wasn’t always the case… In 2007 I entered the day care I was going to convert to a Montessori preschool and began […]

The Adult In The Montessori Prepared Enviroment

The Adult In The Montessori Prepared Enviroment

The “Spiritual Preparation” of the Adult aria Montessori saw the role of the adult in educating the child as something fundamentally different to the conventional role of the teacher. She postulated that: “… a prejudice has found its way into the adult—the notion that life can be changed or improved only though teaching. This prejudice […]

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher Conferences

remember the first parent-teacher conference I had. My daughter was not quite 3 years old and I had no idea what to expect. Her teacher, Maggie Radzik (an-amazing Montessorian who deeply inspired me), sat down with me and said, “She’s doing fine. I have no concerns. Do you have any questions?” That was unexpected. She […]

Webcast:  Creating a Foundation of Normalization

Webcast: What’s Going to be Different this School Year?

On July 26, 2017, our webcast topic was “What’s Going to Be Different This School Year?” Guiding Staff to Look at Themselves, Their Classrooms, and Professional Relationships With Fresh Eyes       What would happen if every teacher and staff member in your school were to start the year with the attitude, “This is […]