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Earth Day Every Day

Thoughts & Reflections

This month we celebrate Earth Day. We bring the natural world into the classroom in various ways, and we thought we’d look at some of those here. 1. There’s mostly natural materials. Look around a Montessori classroom. You’ll see lots of beautiful objects, boxes, and materials, and, if you’re looking for it, very little plastic. […]

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Vocation or Job?

Podcasts

Lara Jacobs is gifted. She is a wealth of experience, and always happy to share her observations, thoughts, or a helpful hint. She’s also always learning. She lives and breathes Montessori, and shared these thoughts about the internal preparation we do in order to be the most present to the children. We loved her words […]

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Siblings!

Other Good Things

We recently held a webinar on the topic of Siblings! We often receive questions from families about the sibling dynamic: We’re expecting, now what? How do we help prepare our child (and ourselves!) for welcoming a new baby? Why do they argue so much? I know they love each other, and they’re kind here, but […]

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Spotlight Voilà Montessori

Spotlights

Jeanne-Marie Paynel provides gracious articles and tidbits at Voilà Montessori, in addition to personal coaching, webinars, and helpful downloads. It’s so clear she is passionate about this work, and in helping parents to feel successful in supporting their child’s development. As a parent and educator, she is a wealth of information. We loved hearing about her […]

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Welcome

Welcome

Welcome! We love what we do and we’re so glad you’re here! Established in 2007, we’re the first and only accredited Montessori School in South Dakota. We started with the idea of offering this 100 year old approach to the community and thirteen years later, we like to think that we’re just getting started. Here’s […]

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