IB Is Something I Never Expected I Would End Up Doing
by Madison Dodd, NewGate Student I have always pursued alternative education, whether that be through Montessori, Waldorf, or homeschool. Therefore, it was a shock to me to think that I would be involved in a program so widely recognized across all types of schools. I...
Experiential Learning at the Secondary Level: NewGate School
by Amy Kremer-Treibly, NewGate Secondary Guide, Master of Experiential Education ''Only practical work and experience lead the young to maturity.'' - MARIA MONTESSORI, THE ABSORBENT MIND In NewGate’s Montessori learning environment there are several key experiences...
Sample Discipline Policy – Damariscotta Montessori School (based on positive discipline)
Damariscotta Montessori School uses positive discipline, which is implemented in a developmentally and age-appropriate fashion to meet the needs of the individual child. Our focus is on how to help children resolve problems and empower them to have a successful...
Helping Children to Be Successful: Developing Grit
by Rachel Buechler A little girl sits at the table with the Snap Dressing Frame. She has picked it up several times before today and quickly returned it to its stand after a short attempt. Today she picks it up and places it on the table. She tries the first snap; it...
Environmental Science and Montessori
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Why You Need a Blueprint of Your School’s Core Values and How to Prepare It As a Community
The Montessori School Blueprint Model Introduction Montessori schools are different - profoundly different - from the familiar traditional classrooms that most of us attended in our childhood years. Those of us who have spent years around Montessori children know that...
What Makes Montessori Different?
Montessori schools are not completely different from other schools. Over the last century, Dr. Maria Montessori’s ideas have had a profound and growing influence on education around the world. However, while individual elements...
So What Is Special Education?
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Webinar: What Do You Read – Inspiring the Literary Artist in Your Child
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Providing Peace in the Pandemic
The Montessori Approach to Living Well in Anxious Times The Covid 19 pandemic has brought about so many feelings in all of us: fear, uncertainty, sadness, loneliness, isolation, confusion, a sense of accomplishment, a sense of failure, a lack of connection, a loss of...
Preparing an Early Childhood Learning Environment
Editor’s Note: We know that the authors of this article really meant it to help teachers remember how important setting up children’s environments is to maximize the potential of each child at each stage during the early childhood years. However, because of how...
Developing a Global Understanding
Montessori is an education centered around peace. How do we help students spend a lifetime, not only accepting and sharing peace, but also feeling secure in the idea that, what is ‘different’ from them and their understanding is interesting and exciting rather than...