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ML May 2023The International Montessori Council

The Importance of the Kindergarten Year

Every year in January, one of us will write an article about the importance of children who are turning five completing the three-year cycle of the Montessori Early Childhood program. We do this because this is a decision that is truly important for any child who has grown up, thus far, in a Montessori program. We understand how tempting it is for parents who have their children enrolled in a non-public Montessori school to make the switch at Kindergarten to avoid another year of tuition....

ImaginationMFAMontessori ParentingPlanes of DevelopmentTC April 2023Tomorrow's Child

Montessori, the Second Plane, and Imagination

    There's something interesting that I've learned about children through Montessori, and it's the incredible power of imagination for elementary children, not younger ones. Imagination is something we often attribute to small children. During preschool years we might say, “Look at how much they pretend!” For the elementary years, society expects rote learning of concrete facts; however, as Montessori parents, we recognize that it’s quite the opposite. Young children live in a...

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EmpowermentMFAMontessori Family LifeMontessori ParentingTC April 2023Tomorrow's Child

Do I Just Say Yes to Everything?

  Have you heard that you should use positive language with your child? Positive language is often interpreted to mean just saying yes, yet really it means wording things in a way to offer specific guidance and tells children what to do. When we begin to consider it this way, we realize how often we tell what not to do, rather than what to do. Positive language tells children why and how to do certain things. It is a communication strategy that avoids using the words no, don’t, and...

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AboUT US

  The Montessori Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing Montessori education in the United States and abroad. The Foundation was established in 1992 to create an independent source of assistance, encouragement, and support for the international Montessori community.  The Montessori Foundation and its membership organization, The International Montessori Council, nurture, inspire, and support the development of strong, successful schools worldwide. The...

Maria MontessoriMFAMontessori EducationPrepared EnvironmentTC February 2023

Maria Montessori: How It All Began

  This originally appeared in the Introduction to The Montessori Way by Tim Seldin and Paul Epstein, 2003 Editor’s Note: January 6, 2023 was the 116th anniversary of the opening of the first Montessori Children’s House in Italy. We included this article in honor of Dr. Montessori’s work around the world. In 1907, an Italian physician was invited to open a child-care facility for fifty preschool-aged children in a section of Rome that was avoided and neglected because of its oppressive...

San Lorenzo April 6, 1907
Dear CathieEmotionally Healthy ChildrenMFATC February 2023

Attributes of Montessori Children

DEAR CATHIE— IS THERE REALLY A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHILDREN WHO HAVE ATTENDED A MONTESSORI SCHOOL AND THOSE WHO ATTEND OTHER SCHOOLS? DOES THE SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY THE PRESCHOOL, ONE ATTENDS REALLY MATTER THAT MUCH? — A PONDERING PAPA Dear Papa, This is a question that has plagued parents for many decades. And yet generation after generation of parents tour schools looking for the best fit for their child and family. Montessori schools across the world do have some startling similarities, and...

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KindergartenMFAMontessori CurriculumMontessori EducationTC February 2023

Staying the Course: The Importance of Montessori for the Kindergarten Year

It’s re-enrollment time, and if you or a friend have a child who will be ‘ready’ for kindergarten next fall, you may be debating about sticking with Montessori or sending them off to the local schools. The choice may seem apparent. Why would anyone want to invest in another year’s tuition when the local schools are free? Naturally, the answer may be connected to family finances. However, many families of modest means make their children’s education a top priority and see the choice of...

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MFAMixed AgesMontessori EducationTC February 2023

Why Montessori Elementary?

Our kids are the most important people in our lives. Many of us strive for our children to have better lives than we had, even when we’ve led wonderful lives. Therefore, making a choice different from the norm can be challenging. Though Montessori education has been around for over one hundred years, most people don’t have a direct experience with it. Even those who pursue college degrees in education often hear no more than a basic explanation of Maria Montessori’s contributions to the...

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Family ResourcesMFAMontessori ParentingTC February 2023Tomorrow's Child

Reflections of Tomorrow’s Child: The Montessori Magazine

  It was important to me that my children have the opportunity to attend Montessori, at least for the 3-6 program. Once that time came around for my son, none of my friends had children in a Montessori school, no one at work had children in a Montessori school, and our geographically closest family wasn’t sure what Montessori was. When the owner of the school told me about something positive my son had done and called him by name, I came home and told my husband, “Even if no one knows...

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Family ResourcesMFAMontessori ParentingTC February 2023

Creating Family-School Partnerships

  When parents and schools work together in confidence and harmony, everyone benefits. Children do much better in school when they see their parents involved and comfortable in their relationship with the teachers, staff, and other families. Sometimes this develops naturally, and sometimes it can feel difficult to know where to begin. Many of us wish for an ideal partnership with our child’s teachers and the school. It could make things more productive. Many parents say they would...

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