by The Montessori Foundation Staff | MFA, Montessori Teachers
Because Montessori believes in individually paced academic progress, and encourages children to explore their interests rather than simply complete work assigned by their teachers, we don’t assign grades or rank students within each class according to their achievement. At the elementary level, students will often prepare a monthly self-evaluation of the previous month’s school work. […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | MFA, Montessori Teachers
by Matt Levin I have twenty years worth of photographs I took at school; seven three-ring binders full, and, nowadays, 2 discs of CD-R. I began taking pictures, my first year at school, because the kids excited me, Montessori excited me, and, well, I take pictures. I kept taking pictures, because I realized I would […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Early Adolescence (12-15), Montessori Education, Outdoor Education / Resources, Primary (3-6), School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Year Round Schooling
Download File This is a PDF of a PowerPoint presentation about organizing summer programs.
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, MFA, Montessori Teachers
Introduction: Throughout the Montessori world schools are struggling with the issue of balancing the wish to incorporate extra activities and programs into the school day while preserving the uninterrupted three-hour work. Teachers often feel as if they don’t have enough uninterrupted time to allow students to immerse themselves in work of choice, and specialist teachers […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Empowerment, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Practical Life, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Uncategorized
The practical life exercises are the very foundation for the Montessori classroom. Concentration and development stem from these essential exercises. In this essay, I will discuss the importance of these exercises in conjunction with their aims and presentation. Practical life exercises take on different appearances in different cultures. No matter if a child is setting […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Children with Exceptionalities, Language & Reading, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Reading, Writing
Katya was the youngest of the three sisters. She was about to become seven years old that coming Christmas time. Her birthday was December 26. She was a Christmas present that came a day late, her father used to say. Katya had a pretty face and delicate hands but was crippled with bones that grew […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Practical Life
Margot Waltuch, who died in 2003, was one of the best known and dearly loved members of the senior leadership of the international Montessori community. She was one of the last remaining Montessorians who actually knew and worked with Maria Montessori. She spent a long, productive life in Montessori education, setting down in her wonderful […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting
It is dark at 7:05 on this mid-winter’s morning when Jeanne Saunders pulls up to the drop off circle at Barrie, the Montessori school that her three children have attended since each was two-years-old. Jeanne has made this trip so often over the years that Barrie feels like her second home. Jeanne works downtown and […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Parent-Teacher Communication, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6)
It is the week before school starts. I am busy setting up our 3-6 year old classroom, checking for parts of activities, making class lists and acclimating our new assistant. I look at the names of the children and carefully arrange them by age from youngest to oldest as I do each August. I stop, […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | MFA, Mindfulness, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Peace Education
Thoughts about peace education within our schools by Ann Mason As the new millennium unfolds we have made promises of hope and peace to ourselves and our children. The United Nations has declared a decade of peace and non-violence for children and we as educators aspire to developing a peace culture within our teaching and […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Adolescence, Early Adolescence (12-15), Educational Program Coordination, Later Adolescence (15-18), Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers
By Dr. Bonny Olney If you attended public school growing up, you all remember “the film” we watched in fourth grade, boys in one room and girls in another. For us girls it was all about female anatomy and this complicated graph of the menstrual cycle. (I also remember being pulled out and disciplined for […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Early Adolescence (12-15), Empowerment, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers
by Louise Seabrook Knisley The Montessori School of Anderson, SC has always had a strong emphasis on community service. We know that sending students out into the community to do service work provides unique learning opportunities. Students learn the joys of giving of themselves, the value of volunteerism, a sense of compassion, and a little […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Brain Development, Communication, Language, Language & Reading, Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12)
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Brain Development, Lower Elementary (6-9), Mathematics, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, Upper Elementary (9-12)
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, Science, Upper Elementary (9-12)
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Teachers, Practical Life, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12)
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Sensorial, Upper Elementary (9-12)
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12)
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