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Infant Toddler Nutrition: Aiden Ate Cucumbers At Snack Time

Infant Toddler Nutrition: Aiden Ate Cucumbers At Snack Time

by | Health / Nutrition, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Montessori Teachers

Aiden ate cucumbers at snack time with me today! The cool crispiness, color, texture, who knows? Or was it because he helped peel them, cut them up, and then sat with me while I savored mine? Whatever this celebration is it’s certainly the next step in his food exploration and acceptance of a variety of […]

Kitchen Science: Inquiry-Based Activities

Kitchen Science: Inquiry-Based Activities

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Science

This handout was shared by Dr. Ann Epstein at the 2013 IMC conference. See also her Power Point of the same title. Download File Baking Soda and Vinegar Materials: mixing bowl, large metal or plastic spoon for mixing, 1 cup measuring cup, I Tablespoon measuring spoon, box of baking soda, white vinegar (optional: food coloring) […]

Teacher perceptions of family priorities and stressors

Teacher perceptions of family priorities and stressors

by | Communication, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent-Teacher Communication, Parenting on the Same Page, Research

This is an ongoing research project. Participants participated in a survey as part of the experience as well and Ann will share her findings once compiled and analyzed! While teachers are able to predict family priorities and stressors to some degree, they also have some mistaken assumptions. For example, teachers think that family issues (such […]

Peacemaking Circles

Peacemaking Circles

by | Challenging Behaviors, Discipline, Early Adolescence (12-15), Educational Program Coordination, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Faculty, Grace and Courtesy, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), Mindfulness, Montessori Education, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Peace Education, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Uncategorized, Upper Elementary (9-12)

Montessorians are familiar with the daily “Circle” and use this important practice for starting or closing the day, but the Peacemaking Circle or Conferencing approach has become part of restorative practices in schools, workplaces, prisons, and Court systems around the country and throughout the world. Based on ancient practices of aboriginal peoples, this approach creates […]

Peace and Punishment

Peace and Punishment

by | Communication, Discipline, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education

An article on Discipline without Violence There are many instances in Dr. Montessori’s work where she explains why she “eventually…gave up either punishing or rewarding the children”.(1) She explains that this method is “always a form of repression”(2), and is based upon our – in her opinion tragically erroneous – belief that children “come into […]

Workbooks – Is there a place for them in Authentic Montessori

Workbooks – Is there a place for them in Authentic Montessori

by | Child's Work, Educational Program Coordination, Effective Boards, Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)

Download PDF of Article: Workbooks – Is there a place for them in Authentic Montessori Education?

How Do We Judge Success?

How Do We Judge Success?

by | Educational Program Coordination, Montessori Administrators, The International Montessori Council

It seems to me that independent, scientific proof of the success of the Montessori approach will do a lot of good for Montessori Schools — but it carries inherent dangers as well. When we judge whether something is effective or successful, we need to consider that definition of success in the context of our goals. […]

Preparing the Budget

Preparing the Budget

by | Finances, Montessori Administrators, The International Montessori Council

Since most of a school’s income comes from tuition, the development of the next year’s budget begins with preparing the best and hopefully most accurate projection of next year’s enrollment at each age level. In this process, you should show enrollment for the year before, the current year, and the year for which you are […]

Basic Accounting Income Statements

Basic Accounting Income Statements

by | Finances, Montessori Administrators, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council

An income statement otherwise known as a profit and loss statement is a summary of a company’s profit or loss during any one given period of time, such as a month, three months, or one year. The income statement records all revenues for a business during this given period, as well as the operating expenses […]

Basic Accounting Income Statements

An Example of General Procedures for Bookkeeping

by | Finances, Montessori Administrators, The International Montessori Council

A. General Objectives 1. To facilitate the conduct of business. 2. To help assure the security of funds. 3. To help maximize the use of funds. B. Procedural Elements 1. Record keeping and check signing functions should be done by different people to as great an extent as possible. a. Primary record keeper: School Secretary […]