ARTICLES | December 2023 ISSUE
A Note From the Program Director
Dear Members, By now, I hope you have all taken just a few moments to open your Montessori Family Alliance (MFA) account. Ask your school administrator for the link so that you have access to "The Montessori App,” where you can find everything you are looking for...
Free of Obstacles
If you have poked around on the internet looking for information about Montessori homes or schools, you have come across the term “Prepared Environment.” The Prepared Environment is any space that is designed to maximize the experiences of the people who use the...
Learning to Love Effort – How Montessori Fosters Perseverance
Dr. Montessori observed that children are intrinsically inspired to exert great effort when their work is purposeful. Through close observation of a child in action in a Primary classroom, we can see how Montessori fosters perseverance.In the Montessori approach,...
Montessori’s Cosmic Curriculum
Nurturing Curiosity, Creativity, and Imagination "Mommy, why are there no more dinosaurs in the world today?” “Where do potatoes come from?" “Why is the sky blue?” If you're a parent, such questions are a daily dose of wonder, but have you ever really considered how...
Discover, Grow, Valorize: Montessori’s Journey for Adolescents
"Many have written or spoken of what school should look like from a developmental perspective, but nobody created the complete developmental package that Montessori did. The underlying assumption in traditional education is that every child in a class can get through...
2023 Graduation Reflections
by Cassidy Eldredge, 2023 6th Grade Graduate, Bridgeview Montessori, Sagamore, MABridgeview Montessori has been a big part of my life for more than eight years now, and it’s gone by so fast. One of my favorite things about Bridgeview is how this whole school is a...
What Does Research Tell Us About Montessori?
by Dr. Angela Murray and Dr. Ann Epstein We have been involved in Montessori research for over two decades and welcome this opportunity to summarize some recent developments for Tomorrow's Childs. We both contributed to the recently published Bloomsbury Handbook of...
Highlighting Your School: Pensacola Montessori
The Montessori School of Pensacola, Pensacola, FL (a Montessori matching challenge for parents and students) The Montessori School of Pensacola has been part of the educational community for 46 years! They provide programs for toddlers through middle schoolers on...
Montessori in Your Home: A Water Source
Help your child develop independence in caring for self and their environment.Age: When walking Materials: Water Jug Grate Water Dispenser Water Dispenser and Stand Low Stool Bin Sink Grate Plastic Tub Small Rug 3 oz. Pitcher Preparation: Place the rug on the floor...
Parenting Extract: Messy Spaces
I started noticing that my son’s backpack was full of what I considered trash: broken rubber bands; the inner ring from a roll of tape; and bits of string. I asked him what they were for, and he just said that he needed them. I cleaned out any insect-attracting items,...
Dear Cathie: Family Traditions
DEAR CATHIE— WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS AND HOW AND WHEN TO BRING OUR CHILD INTO OUR FAMILY’S TRADITIONS. SOMETIMES, IT FEELS TOTALLY OVERWHELMING, AND MAYBE IT IS JUST TOO SOON TO THINK ABOUT IT AT ALL. WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO BEGIN, AND WHAT KINDS...
Book Review by Lorna McGrath
Babies Build Toddlers Written by Mariana Bissonnette Illustrated by Alishs Nicole Brumfield, Brenda Brambila, Esma Bošnjaković, Samantha Morales-Johnson, Sophia Marie Pappas, Tracy Nishimura Bishop, and Chie Ushio During the years that I have been studying the...
Song for at Home or at School: We Shall Walk
"We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity." — Maria Montessori, To Educate the Human Potential One of my first experiences in Montessori pre-school was following my...
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