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Lost Skills Come Back: Montessori Method Aids Alzheimer’s

Lost Skills Come Back: Montessori Method Aids Alzheimer’s

by | Family Resources, Free Reads, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Parent Education

When Varnadore “Willie” Williamson first came to JABA’s Adult Day Healthcare Center he was still independent. Later, however, his Alzheimer’s had progressed to the point where he could no longer go to the bathroom by himself. He couldn’t unbuckle his belt. Ellen Phipps, director of the healthcare center, went next door to the Montessori School […]

Testing The Test

Testing The Test

by | Brain Development, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Leadership Magazine Online Issue, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council

This article appeared in Montessori Leadership in 2010 Test taking and test scores have become the singularity of education. Teacher performance and, in turn, school house performance, is validated primarily through children’s test scores. The rationale is that teachers are teaching, performing if, and only if children achieve high test scores. The justification is, finally, […]

Free Chosen Activity means Freely Chosen All the Time

Free Chosen Activity means Freely Chosen All the Time

by | Child's Work, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Parenting on the Same Page

It makes no sense to me that a pedagogical approach based on spontaneous activity and free choice in the classroom would presume to dictate what a child should be doing at home. The idea of assigning homework is appropriated from the conventional schooling paradigm – sometimes because Montessori teachers have insufficient faith in the child […]

Practically Speaking (About Practical Life)

Practically Speaking (About Practical Life)

by | 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 […]

The Magic of Circle Times and Community Meetings

The Magic of Circle Times and Community Meetings

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers

Circle Time (class meetings) and community Meeting (school wide gatherings provide unique opportunities to present lessons and to do activities which build community , reinforce school values, broaden the common parameters of learning, and deepen the children’s spiritual experiences at school. These times of gathering can play a central role in introducing curriculum themes., acknowledging […]

A Day in the Life of a Montessori Student

A Day in the Life of a Montessori Student

by | 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 […]

The Importance of the Kindergarten Year

The Importance of the Kindergarten Year

by | Brain Development, Family Resources, Kindergarten, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent-Teacher Communication, Parenting on the Same Page, Research

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. […]

Montessori, Darwin and Telling The New Story Of Evolution

by | Administrative Team, Discipline, Educational Program Coordination, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Executive Functioning, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Peace Education, Psychology, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)

by David Loye In the beginning there was the Domination System and the Organism. Then the Love System entered life and meaningful Evolution began… This is the disarming and I hope engaging way my telling of the new story of the new story of evolution begins....
Adolescence Without Tears – The Montessori High School

Adolescence Without Tears – The Montessori High School

by | Adolescence, Discipline, Early Adolescence (12-15), Family Resources, Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Parenting on the Same Page

Adolescence Without Tears – The Montessori High School A special issue from Tomorrow’s Child. Adolescence is the middle ground between childhood and the world of adults. Teenagers are neither child nor adult. One minute they are one, next the other. Their bodies are growing overnight, and as sudden spurts of growth begin, they often become […]