We Begin with Grace… Purpose begins with our why, from purpose comes vision and mission. Vision is an aspiration; it is our becoming. Mission is our doing; it is our building. GRACE is our how.
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How to Help When Your Child Comes Home from School Upset!
Have you ever heard anything like; Nobody wants to play with me, So and so keeps bothering me when I'm working, or I don't get how to do the Stamp Game? Join us as our team walks you through ideas for supporting your child navigate difficult situations at...
Flourishing: Think Outside the (Gender) Box
Transforming Your Parent/Caregiver-Teacher Relationship: Courageous Conversations
Creating a safe space for meaningful dialogue and discussion about issues regarding your child leads to the desired end - understanding each others’ perspectives and working together to best serve your child. This is not always a one-step, quick fix but, rather,...
What Infants and Toddlers Want Their Administrator to Know
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Supporting Your Children’s Natural Growth in Language and Literacy
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"...
Screen Time and Learning: Setting Kind but Firm Family Guidelines
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...
Part 2 Appreciative Inquiry by CHarlie Biggs
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...
Book Review: Maria Montessori Speaks to Parents
by Tim Seldin Maria Montessori Speaks to Parents: A Selection of Articles Written by Maria Montessori Maria Montessori spent the vast majority of her professional life working with teachers, developing her innovative educational method. She devoted most of her energy...
Growing Your Own… Supporting Teachers in Training
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...
Helping Your Toddler Adjust to School
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...
New Staff? Let’s increase their (and our) success potential!
As we bring in new staff, how will we welcome, onboard, and support their success? Join Kathy Leitch this week as we discuss strategies and practices to create a welcoming and professional community for all staff.