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Webcast: Transitioning Students from Upper Elementary to Secondary

Webcast: Transitioning Students from Upper Elementary to Secondary

by | Early Adolescence (12-15), MFA, Parent Education, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Webcasts / IMC

Upper Elementary students will be taking that big step into a new plane of development and you can help bridge the gap. Robin will share insights for students, parents, and teachers from his experience as an upper elementary teacher, an adolescent teacher, and as an associate head of school.

Montessori Teachers: How Do They Do It?

Montessori Teachers: How Do They Do It?

by | Discipline, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), Uncategorized, Upper Elementary (9-12)

am sitting at home right now, drinking my second coffee of the day. My two boys have finally given in and are taking naps (at the same time!), and all is right with the world. It is a snow day, and this morning, when I saw the cancellation notice with the name of my kids’ […]

Webcast: Montessori Compass – The story behind the software

Webcast: Montessori Compass – The story behind the software

by | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Research, School Leadership, School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC

This week, our guests will be Rob and Anita Amos, co-founders of Montessori Compass. We will have a lively conversation about why it is important for Montessori educators to keep careful records, to plan, and to keep parents informed. Rob and Anita will share reflections on how the software was developed, how it has evolved, […]

Kindergarten and Elementary Moving-Up Meetings

Kindergarten and Elementary Moving-Up Meetings

by | Kindergarten, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council

any schools face the challenge of convincing more parents of 5 year-olds to stay on for elementary. I wrote the enclosed letters for one school to send out over the Head’s signature. I thought that you might find them useful in preparing an evening and invitation to attend of your own. Many schools send home […]

Why Continue in Montessori Elementary?

Why Continue in Montessori Elementary?

by | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Free Reads, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, School Resources, The International Montessori Council

Having sent a child to Montessori for the first three years, by now you have probably got a young person who is very full of herself, very self-assured, independent, and who absolutely loves to go to school. As your child approaches the end of her third year in the...

Why Group Different Age Levels Together?

by | MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, The International Montessori Council

ometimes parents worry that by having younger children in the same class as older ones, one group or the other will be shortchanged. They fear that the younger children will absorb the teachers’ time and attention, or that the importance of covering the kindergarten curriculum for the five-year-olds will prevent them from giving the three- […]

Webcast: Montessori Compass – The story behind the software

Webcast: Building a Harmonious School Community / Pt 1

by | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Peace Education, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC

Tim Seldin, Jon Wolff, and Kathy Leitch present Part 1 of Building Healthy and Harmonious Schools     We discuss strategies that we find help Montessori schools to build school communities that are healthy, harmonious and stable. It stems from the idea of clarity about your school’s unique identity and builds on our traditions of […]

Webcast: Transitioning Students from Upper Elementary to Secondary

Webinar: Strategies for Parent Education and Connection with Martha Carver

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Parenting, Parent Education, School Leadership, Video, Webinars / MFA

On May 3rd, 2017, we were joined by Martha Carver of Rock Prairie Montessori in Wisconsin. Our topic was be organizing parent education programs with high parent participation and support. Download PDF of Slides

Creating an Indoor Playground for Your Infant

Creating an Indoor Playground for Your Infant

by | Family Resources, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Parent Education, Parenting on the Same Page, Prepared Environment, The International Montessori Council, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Video

  Lorna will show you how to create an indoor play yard for your baby or your grandbaby. When the little one starts to move around on his own, it’s time to create a space for him that is safe, engaging, and fun!

Supporting the Development of Concentration

Supporting the Development of Concentration

by | Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori students, Parent Education, Planes of Development, Primary (3-6), Psychology, Research, Sensitive Periods, Upper Elementary (9-12), Webcasts / IMC

Concentration: What is it? In a LinkedIn post this past June, “Want Kids to Succeed?  Teach them Focus,” Daniel Goleman explains why concentrating is a precursor for both learning something new and developing self-control. We all know that success in school and in...