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Supporting Your Children’s Natural Growth in Language and Literacy

Supporting Your Children’s Natural Growth in Language and Literacy

by | Family Resources, Language, Language & Reading, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Reading, Video, Webinars / MFA

Christine Lowry, a Montessori special educator with expertise in language and literacy development, will share ideas based on current research that advocates using a natural, relaxed approach to learn and love reading. She will explain how to use a “serve and return” approach to speaking with your child from birth on, along with ideas on how to increase their vocabulary, structure sentences with ease, and ask “open-ended questions.” Over the last half century or more educators have tried so many ways to teach children earlier and faster to read. Almost all were unsuccessful with far too many children. Now neuroscience has found that repetition, reading, and talking together actually works best. Join us for this interesting and informative discussion.

Screen Time and Learning: Setting Kind but Firm Family Guidelines

Screen Time and Learning: Setting Kind but Firm Family Guidelines

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Video, Webinars / MFA

Join us as we talk with Julia Volkman, long-time Montessori teacher, faculty member of the Brain Health Initiative, and guest lecturer for Harvard University’s Neuroscience of Learning/Mind, Brain, Health, and Education course. She will discuss how screen time affects brain development and learning. Julia will share ideas on why and how families can clearly set boundaries for screen time in their homes. MONTESSORI FAMILY LIFE WEBINARS

Part 2 Appreciative Inquiry by CHarlie Biggs

Part 2 Appreciative Inquiry by CHarlie Biggs

by | Administrative Team, Communication, Educational Program Coordination, Faculty, Montessori Administrators, School Leadership, School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC

People have different ways of making sense of their work and relationships, as well as the feedback they receive. To matter, feedback has to acknowledge that people on both the giving and the receiving ends will have very different lenses through which they are sense of the world, and different capacities to hear and grow.

Part 2 Appreciative Inquiry by CHarlie Biggs

Growing Your Own… Supporting Teachers in Training

by | Administrative Team, Communication, Educational Program Coordination, Faculty, IMC Teacher Education, Montessori Administrators, Recruitment & Admissions, School Leadership, School Resources, Start of School Year, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC

During this time of focus on teacher recruitment and retention, we will discuss when to send teachers for training and considerations for sponsorship. How can we best support successful partnerships with supervising teachers as well as support the self-directed intern with our special guest Kitty Bravo

Helping Your Toddler Adjust to School

Helping Your Toddler Adjust to School

by | Family Resources, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Start of School Year, Video, Webinars / MFA

Is this your child’s first school experience – their first time away from home or from a primary caregiver? Or is it the transition from being at home with parents, grandparents, or a special aunt or uncle? Transitions are not easy for any of us and they can be especially difficult when you are somewhere between birth and two years old. Join us and one of our Montessori Toddler guides to learn ways to help ease separation anxiety for both you and your child with special guests Kathy Leitch and Kristi Antczak.

How Much Is Too Much?: Planning Their After School Activities

How Much Is Too Much?: Planning Their After School Activities

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Video, Webinars / MFA

Do you struggle to create a balance for your family between home life, school obligations, and extracurricular activities? You are not alone. Our Montessori experts will share their thoughts and ideas on ways to create balance. Join us to plan and implement strategies with your family for the upcoming school year.

Part 2: Home Strategies for Reducing Childhood Anxiety

Part 2: Home Strategies for Reducing Childhood Anxiety

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Video, Webinars / MFA

Anxiety is a significant and increasing mental health challenge for children, adolescents and adults. The research tells us that we can lower children’s anxiety by helping them develop a sense of self-control and self-competence. Montessori environments excel in providing opportunities for children to develop these mindsets. Let’s explore how these opportunities can be carried into the home setting. We can help children build the self – confidence and sense of control that will help them navigate anxiety now and into the future.

Part 2 Appreciative Inquiry by CHarlie Biggs

Part 1: Appreciative Inquiry with Charlie Biggs

by | Administrative Team, Communication, Faculty, Montessori Administrators, School Leadership, School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC

People have different ways of making sense of their work and relationships, as well as the feedback they receive. To matter, feedback has to acknowledge that a people on both the giving and the receiving ends will have very different lenses through which they are sense of the world, and different capacity to hear and grow.

Part 2: Home Strategies for Reducing Childhood Anxiety

Part 1: Home Strategies for Reducing Childhood Anxiety

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Video, Webinars / MFA

Anxiety is a significant and increasing mental health challenge for children, adolescents and adults. The research tells us that we can lower children’s anxiety by helping them develop a sense of self-control and self-competence. Montessori environments excel in providing opportunities for children to develop these mindsets. Let’s explore how these opportunities can be carried into the home setting. We can help children build the self – confidence and sense of control that will help them navigate anxiety now and into the future.

Leave Time for Being Out of Doors

Leave Time for Being Out of Doors

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Video, Webinars / MFA

Join Montessori parent and educator Tammy Oesting as she shares the wisdom of creating meaningful time in nature with children, the benefits for your child and family, and some practical tips for how to do so. She’ll share how Dr. Montessori delivered a path for earth’s children to actualize their potentiality and discover how our role as their guides in this journey includes providing them with tools of resilience and the capacity to find joy and awe in the magnificence of the natural world.

Part 2 Appreciative Inquiry by CHarlie Biggs

Active Threat Safety Resources for Montessori Schools with special guest Stefani Ruskin and Dr. Gino Colura

by | Administrative Team, Communication, Facilities, Faculty, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC

All employees can help prevent and prepare for potential active threat situations. This presentation provides guidance on how to plan and respond in the event of an active threat on a Montessori school campus. Montessori schools are unique as we have wide open classrooms, multiple windows, indoor/outdoor areas, and sometimes multiple buildings. How individuals, including administrators, teachers, and staff, can identify vulnerabilities in Montessori schools. How to prevent and prepare for potential active shooter incidents using Alert, Run, Hide, Flight.

Affordable Summer Activities

Affordable Summer Activities

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Video, Webinars / MFA

Engaging, enticing, and storytelling are all-around-fun and important ways to connect with children. Margot has done each of the projects in this webinar with her grandchildren and knows they will always remember “Grammie” as the one who enjoyed doing fun projects and sharing her love of art. Join her as she shares ideas for designing art projects that involve collaboration, multiple ages, and grandmotherly guidance.