Wonder and the Child“To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.” -...
Material MattersVisitors to Montessori classrooms often comment on the beautiful materials on the shelves, the lovely wooden crafted puzzles, graceful...
DinnertimeYou've heard it before: families that sit down to dinner together enjoy higher academic outcomes for their kids, higher self-esteem, and...
Preserving their SpiritsThe human spirit, that human spirit that we should first and foremost consider when we think of education, is glorious, enthusiastic; it...
Teacher Talk: When Children Are HurtfulThe child is capable of developing and giving us tangible proof of the possibility of a better humanity. He has shown us the true process...
The Pincer GripIn the complicated web of Montessori materials, we see basic skills reinforced across multiple domains and through various activities....
Left to Right, Top to Bottom: The Prepared Environment"Can I see your shelves?" What an odd question. And, yet, if you spend much time with Montessori teachers, you'll almost inevitably hear...
Montessori Monday: TransferringIt's a sort of curious activity to watch: a young child, mesmerized, repeatedly transferring some small object from one container to...
Teacher Talk: Teaching in the Third PlaneOh, you dear, patient, lovely people, you teachers of adolescents, you bold adventurers blazing a new path for an ever widening...
Montessori in the Third PlaneMontessori observed particular trends in children's development, which she called, "Planes of Development," and which guide our practice,...