The Montessori Fire
Other Good Things
Trevor Eissler’s passionate new video about The Montessori Fire has caught ablaze. We’d love to hear your thoughts. Does he capture the Montessori spirit? What’s your Montessori story? We’d love to hear.
Children’s Film Festival
Other Good Things
As many of you know, each year, we host a Children’s Film Festival. We’re very pleased to announce that Sanford Children’s has decided, once more, to sponsor our annual event. Thank you, Sanford! With Filmdrome, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the cinema, and Sanford Children’s, we’ve put together a selection of the best short films from […]
Centering
Other Good Things
We’re very pleased to welcome Charlotte Wood to our growing Montessori family. Charlotte, who will bring many unique talents to Baan Dek, will officially start with us in August. In the meantime, she’s decided to write a few blog posts. How can we not love that energy? Upon her initial visit to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, we struck up […]
Administrative Lessons
Thoughts & Reflections
Over the past few years, we’ve gained many insights into Montessori, both in and outside of the classroom. Of course, we hope there are many more moments of clarion to be gleaned in the future, but we thought we would take this opportunity to share some of the administrative lessons that we’ve learned thus far. Hopefully our comments […]
The Power of Observation
Other Good Things
The power of observation is one of the many key elements to a Montessori classroom. Children are free to observe their peers, in so far as they don’t interrupt their concentration, or otherwise disturb them. What is observation? Observation is the ability to carefully, and attentively, take note of, or perceive an occurrence. Less specifically, […]