As we prepare for school to resume, we’re getting ready in so many ways. New pencils are sharpened, well-loved materials are arranged beautifully on the shelf. Labels are made and placed on cubbies, ready to →

Nichole Holtvluwer is passionate about Montessori, childhood, and learning. It's clear from her words, as well as her work at Radicle Beginnings, that she has found joy, passion, and true calling in her work. Here →

We’ve all been there. When the pilot comes on the announcer and asks us to settle in for a short 12-hour flight. When we forgot one necessary ingredient the day before a holiday and need →

It can be hard to remember, children are learning everything. Children are learning EVERYTHING. In addition to learning to walk, and to feed themselves, and how to be a friend, they’re learning reality. At some →

There’s a concept we notice in education, often children “lose” information over the Summer, when they might not be working academically or focusing on acquiring new skills or data. This is the nature of our →

Pamela Green shares her story as an educator, parent, and advocate. Ananda Montessori (read on for the meaning behind "Ananda"!!) supports parents from the earliest days, through pregnancy, birth, and welcoming this small human into →

We’re about halfway into Summer, and starting to forget what it feels like to be cold. What is it about Summer? We look forward to it so intensely, even when nothing really changes. For many →

It’s almost our job. Help. It’s a natural part of living in a family, of life in community, or classroom life -- we depend on and assist one another. Adult-to-child, helping is one of the →

There are so many ways to support children, and education, and Montessori. Some are called to be educators, parents, advocates, and it takes all of us to be the Village. A child needs a village. →

Julie Mitaro is a trained Montessori Educator and Parent, helping families bring Montessori home through her work at The Prepared Nest. A home is not like a classroom, and there are ways to incorporate a →

Walk into a Montessori Classroom, and it’s immediately clear -- something is different. Perhaps it takes a minute to put your finger on it, or perhaps you can identify the difference right away, but the →

Children seek out information like it’s their job. And in so many ways, it is. Little Scientists, they experiment all day long, is this how you balance? Where’s my mouth? If I treat my friend →

The internet is an interesting place. It’s easy to fall down the rabbit hole of Pinterest, or find a thousand quotes which seem to be written just for you in just this moment of life, →

This time, we're Spotlighting a new Montessori parent, who blogs over at Our Montesstory, Lindsay Grosh. Her interview is eloquent, and her passion is clear throughout. We think you'll love her story as much as →

We’ve written a lot about Discipline. Freedom and Discipline, Self-Discipline, it’s a concept we sometimes struggle with, until we see the many ways children live into it, and the ways it benefits them, and actually →