It’s a big responsibility, raising a human. We fall into rituals and routines, we make overt and unconscious decisions, based on how we were raised, a reaction against something we didn’t like about our childhood →

A change is in the air. We’re moving deeper into Fall, and some of us can feel Winter blowing in, just around the corner. Every time there’s a change, a calendar page turning over, a →

Christina Clemer is a Montessori student, educator, and mom. She blogs over at Montessori-ish Mom, and shares her beautiful story here. Enjoy! Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your background, your →

If you’ve ever been in a language class, you know how exciting and frustrating and brain-rewiring learning a new language can be. Arguably the best way to learn a language is total immersion, where the →

It would be so easy to say, we should never compare. Are there ever times when comparison serves us? Absolutely, though it’s more subtle than we realize. In fact, most of the comparisons we make, →

We love conferences. We schedule conferences twice a year, in the Fall and in the Spring, and look forward to talking with parents about the progress their child is making. We love this opportunity to →

Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your background, your interests, your dreams? I was born in Ireland into a large, loving family that included my parents and four brothers. My early →

At some point, a decision comes up, of whether or not to have a child stay at school all day. There are a variety of factors here. A child might be in care full-days from →

Communication. It’s what we do, day-in, day-out. We’re communicating whether we intend to or not. It’s vital to the human experience, it’s how we bind ourselves in relationships, it’s how we interact. And it’s complicated. →

We thought the youngest Primary children were small, until the Toddler Program was started. Oh my, these were babies! They’re so little! And yet, so incredibly capable. We were reminded of the magic of Montessori, →

How do you use this material? The Sandpaper Phonograms are similar to the Sandpaper Letters -- they are cursive letters in sandpaper on a colored board, each one represents a sound, and they are found →

It can be heartbreaking, walking away from a tearful child. What’s wrong? Don’t they like school? This can quickly unravel into, is something wrong? Did I make a bad choice? Are they not ready? Parental →

We sometimes think, we got into Education because we love learning. At Baan Dek, one of our Guiding Principles is, we're always learning. We're never done. It naturally follows that we love engaging in continuing →

The Montessori Classroom can feel transformative, magical, mysterious. This weekend, We recently held a Parent Education Workshop on A Montessori Life, about certain principles and activities which are natural to the Montessori classroom which might →

Look around a Montessori classroom, and you might notice a chair or two off to the side, or somewhere unobtrusive. Perhaps it’s near an adult-sized chair, or in a quiet corner. This isn’t a time-out →