by Patricia DeLeon
El Perfil del Guía. 5 de Febrero de 2018 En este seminario hablamos de las características del Guía Montessori. La importancia de su preparación técnica, científica y espirtual. A través de ejemplos concretos se abordó el decálogo del Guía Montessori. Panelistas: Gabriela Hernández, Claudia Navarro y Patty DeLeón
by Tanya L. Ryskind J.D.
On January 24, 2018, Tanya Ryskind led our discussion regarding our teachers’ role as families make critical decisions during the re-enrollment season. We know that families choose schools for a variety of reasons, let’s look at why they stay and why they leave. We considered some proactive strategies that our faculty members can use to […]
by Tim Seldin
by M. J. Rosanova, Ph.D. The Montessori Bilingual Institute (MOBI) The children are playing outside. I can hear them outside my window. They’re singing and calling out to each other in Japanese. No, our school isn’t located in Japan. InterCultura Montessori is located in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of […]
by Tim Seldin
It’s that time of year again! We are all actively preparing for the annual re-enrollment cycle. Have you reviewed your tuition strategy? Will you be adjusting your school’s tuition for next school year? Should you offer early enrollment incentives and/or penalties for late enrollment? This week’s webcast will focus on the many questions and concerns […]
by Tim Seldin
The Pink Tower(left) is one of the Sensorial materials that children enjoy working with early in their Montessori experience. The Pink Tower, or Tower of Cubes, is composed of a graduated series of ten wooden cubes. The largest cube has a square section of 10 centimeters per side and is 10 centimeters high. Thus, it […]
by Tim Seldin
Lessons in Grace, Courtesy & Community Service Learning how to work and play together with others, in a peaceful and caring community, is perhaps the most critical life skill that Montessori teaches. Learning how to greet someone graciously is one of the first acts of courtesy learned in the Montessori classroom. Everyday kindness and […]
by Tim Seldin
Developing new skills that will enable us to live full and productive lives is something that all of us encounter throughout the years. It’s not just a process for the very young. Think about the last time you started a new job, took up a new hobby, moved to a new city, upgraded your computer’s […]
by Tim Seldin
The following very brief introduction was prepared by Tim Seldin, President of The Montessori Foundation during his years as Headmaster of The Barrie School in Silver Spring, Maryland (1971-1993). Montessori schools are designed to prepare children both for university and for life. There are three key ideas that are central to the mission as a […]
by Tim Seldin
The different faces of Montessori’s prepared environment Before children enter a Montessori classroom on the first day of school each year, Montessori teachers have spent many hours preparing the environment. Materials that were carefully stored in boxes during vacation time are brought out and unwrapped. Wooden shelves that were stacked in the far corner […]
by Tim Seldin
All children are born geniuses; however, 9,999 out of every 10,000 are swiftly and inadvertently, ‘degeniused’ by grown-ups. This happens because human beings are born naked, helpless, and – though superbly equipped cerebrally – utterly lacking in experience, therefore utterly ignorant. Their delicate sensing equipment is, as yet, untried. Born with built-in hunger, thirst, curiosity, […]
