One of the fundamental principles of a Montessori classroom is the mixed-age environment. In the Primary classroom, this spans the two-and-a-half to six range. As any parent of multiple children knows, there is a great →

Mrs. Bauer, Head of the Toddler Community, and Ms. Wood sat down to speak about Early Learning, discussing when learning starts. The conventional thought is that learning begins in school, at age 6, or even →

It is with great pleasure that we spotlight Beth Wood from Our Montessori Life. While we've never actually had the opportunity to meet in person, we've been following her work for just about as long →

It's September, the air is a little cooler, and we're all feeling ready to get back to school. Here at Baan Dek, our staff is working tirelessly to make sure everything is polished and prepared, →

We have the extreme privilege of introducing you to Christine Harrison. Christine has been involved in Montessori since 1985, and is currently the president of the Montessori Australia Foundation. She is also a member of →

Over the weekend we received a flurry of passionate text messages from a parent. "I just overhead a mom complaining about the cost of Montessori," the thread began. "And, the grandma replied, 'at that age →

While we promised to take the Summer off from our podcasts, we just couldn't help ourselves. Bobby George and Charlotte Wood joined forces to discuss, "How to become a Montessori Teacher". They converse about the →

It's with great pleasure that we introduce you to Simone Davies, founder of Jacaranda Tree Montessori, a Montessori playgroup in Amsterdam. We randomly happened upon Simone, and her unique aesthetic, as we were researching Montessori →

The cycle of a family at Baan Dek is a wonderful thing. In many respects, it feels like watching a caterpillar become a butterfly and spread its beautiful wings. From the moment we meet a →

It's extremely rare in life to meet individuals as passionate about their chosen profession, as Felicia is about Montessori. When you meet them, you know it right away. It's infectious. Their attitude and outlook on →

There's something almost indescribable about how the inquisitiveness of children, and their persistent ability to explore their world, completely overwhelms our senses. Whenever we observe a Montessori classroom in action, and truly let ourselves become →

On May 6, 1952, Maria Montessori passed away in the village of Noordwick aan Zee, on the North Sea, in the west of the Netherlands. As with those who were brave enough to live, great →

Bobby George and Charlotte Wood enter into a discussion of Maria Montessori and Helen Keller. The podcast centers around a book by Madeline Gins, called Helen Keller or Arakawa, as well as a philosophical conversation →

In a wonderfully concise, passionate letter, written from the Association Montessori Internationale Head Office, in January, 1940, Maria Montessori extols the virtues of childhood. She offers a candid reminder that, as a society, we must →

Love is something that we rarely talk about in education. At least not in a concrete, formal sense. In many respects, love is often perceived of as too familial to be appropriate for the classroom. →