Sarah Skaff is a treasure at Baan Dek. Quiet, reflective, passionate, she always thinks before she speaks, and when she speaks, we all listen. We asked her to share a few thoughts on a subject →

We are utterly thankful for relationships, inspiration, and camaraderie in the Montessori world, and how we all work to support one another to affect positive change in our own communities, and for children everywhere. One →

Plants are all around us. They enrich our classroom, endlessly providing clean air, while we provide water and care. Plants need patient labor and attention. Plants are a part of our environment, helping us learn, appreciate life, and develop. →

Birthdays are such a joyous occasion. Party and big celebration, quiet moment of enjoyment, close family sharing a special meal, however you honor this day, it’s so good you’re here. We’re so glad you were →

Reading is huge. It’s such a milestone, like first words, like losing a tooth, like riding a bike. Much like those momentous occasions, even like the last few days before your baby enters the world, →

We are always on lookout for new voices in Montessori. We love hearing these stories and sharing them with the world. There are people around the globe doing amazing things, contributing to Montessori and to →

How is it possible work which easily fits on the shelves in one classroom meets the needs of children from two-and-a-half to six? We don’t have infinite storage. Most of the materials are out on →

What do you imagine when you think of a “school?” How about “teacher?” Montessori asks us to put aside some of our expectations about these phrases, even what we expect children to be able to →

We talk a lot about consistency. We believe that consistency leads to the greatest success. What do we mean by consistency? Can nothing ever change? How might it lead to a child’s success? We’d love →

Olivia Hood is the calm, reflective voice behind Every Day Begins New. She provides lots of lovely ideas for integrating small moments of independence in the midst of busyness. This parent from Australia provides a →

Every parent wants to do right by their child. To give their child every opportunity, to protect their child from pain, to make every day better than the last. “No” feels antithetical to that. We →

A child's parent is their first teacher. We love the children in our care, but there is no love like a parent's love. We work to build a trusting relationship over the years we have →

It’s 5:30 on a Wednesday, and you just needed a few things at the store. You pop in, grab your items, and head to the checkout. The child sitting in the cart in front of →

We first learned about Porzia Micou and her incredible story from our friend Meghan at Milkweed Montessori (read her Spotlight here, if you haven't already!). We were so inspired and wanted to share her story. We're →

Parent Education is one of our favorite parts of this work. Parents are a child’s first teachers, and a parent’s role in their child’s life is unsurpassed. We often get questions like, “What more could →