by Tim Seldin | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Outdoor Education / Resources, Primary (3-6)
When your child brings specimens home, help him to create his own nature area where he can observe and learn. ost children have a strong desire to bring some samples of nature home with them and will be delighted if you can find ways to accommodate their finds. Depending on the space you have available, […]
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by Tim Seldin | Kindergarten, MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Primary (3-6)
t’s re-enrollment time again, and in thousands of Montessori schools all over America parents of four-almost-five-year-olds are trying to decide whether or not they should keep their sons and daughters in the final year of their primary Montessori experience or send them off to kindergarten in local, non-Montessori schools. The advantages of using the local […]
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by Margaret Combs Sitinee Sheffert | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Peace Education, Psychology
his is the story about a little girl named Rachel. For Rachel’s 9th birthday, she wanted to do something different. Instead of receiving gifts, she wanted to raise $300 for Charity Water, a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. One month later, Rachel passed away in a tragic […]
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by Tim Seldin | Book Reviews, Brain Development, Family Resources, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, School Resources
By recognizing, accommodating, and celebrating our children’s different personalities, we show that the world welcomes them as individuals. Understanding Personality Types When you were young, were you the child who ran into class, excited to be there, or were you hesitant? Were you the most popular one in class, or often alone? Did you enjoy […]
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by Dr. Paul Czaja | Brain Development, Maria Montessori, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students
hile driving away from my doctor’s office the other day I began to muse about the medical profession. My thinking soon led me to the surprising fact that Dr. Maria Montessori left her thriving and quite lucrative medical practice in Rome to become an impoverished, itinerant educator of young children. As you and I know, […]
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