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Spotlight Laura Flores Shaw

Spotlights

We’re really pleased to spotlight Laura Flores Shaw, a self-described, “writer, speaker, gadfly,” who is also a therapist, frequent contributor to the Huffington Post, and former Head of School at Oak Knoll Kinderhaus Montessori. Laura is currently completing her EdD, with a specialization in mind, brain, and teaching, at Johns Hopkins University School of Education. […]

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The Trinomial Cube

Montessori Activities

There are so many layers to Montessori. No where is this more apparent than in the simplicity and elegance of the trinomial cube. While the primary aim may seem rather obvious, to build a little puzzle in a box, the secondary aim, an introduction to algebra and preparation for the proof of the formula (a+b+c)3, […]

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Montessori Workshops

Thoughts & Reflections

We hold regular team workshops. Some are lively and spirited, in which we enter into animated discussions about Montessori or address certain, practical, technical educational practices. Others are more reflective but just as intimate, where we ponder texts and discuss abstract ideas, whether directly relevant to our mission or even tangential to our field. We are always […]

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The First Student

Thoughts & Reflections

We rarely discuss the significance of Mario Montessori. Whenever a conversation begins on the nature of Montessori, it always starts with Maria Montessori. Of course, this is where the story should start, in the San Lorenzo district of Rome, where she first glimpsed what would become her novel insights into the nature of early childhood […]

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Montessori Home Environment

Podcasts

We receive a lot of questions at Baan Dek on how to implement Montessori at home. In this practical, down-to-earth discussion, Bobby George and Jamie Bauer have a good-spirited conversation on how to create a Montessori home environment. Not only do they talk about the pillars of Montessori, such as confidence, independence and the overall […]

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