Empowerment and Collaboration
There are a couple of things we always talk about at Baan Dek. The first, which is a powerful lesson of life, is to never hold children back. The second, which is just as meaningful →
Back to School
The Basics: As everyone prepares to head "back to school", some for the very first time, we thought we would take this opportunity to offer a few tips to help ensure a smooth transition. Whether →
On Making Mistakes
Maria Montessori had so many original and wonderful insights into early childhood education. One of the most under appreciated, and subsequently misunderstood, is the idea of mistakes - of having the space, confidence and ability →
Montessori: Map Work
Greetings from Baan Dek! Hope everyone is having a joyous Summer. We thought we'd take this opportunity to introduce our fourth book in our Montessori series from Abrams Appleseed. It's called, Montessori: Map Work, and it →
Baan Dek T-Shirts
We teamed up with the incredible duo at Funky Fresh Supply Co. to create an original series of Baan Dek t-shirts. While we're providing complimentary shirts for all of our students, we know there are a lot →
Our Expectations of Childhood
We’ve been puzzling over a little bit of a paradox, one in which we occasionally find ourselves entangled. It goes something like this: As adults, why are we so surprised when a child accomplishes a →
The Art of Washing Hands
A few days ago, we happened upon one of our toddler students, working on washing her hands. Keeping in mind that one of the overarching purposes of this activity is to teach children the necessity →
Promise for the Future
Everyone has a different idea of what Montessori is. For some, Montessori is a radical new approach to learning, to following the interests of the child, knowing that everyone learns independently and at their own →
Perseverance
Everyday we witness something that just blows us away. Today, as we were observing the classroom in action, we happened upon a three year old student, working on a sewing exercise. Immediately, we were struck →
Everything Matters
Montessori had a number of major, radical breakthroughs in the field of education. What is usually charted up as her most notable is the idea that we, as adults, must learn to follow the interests →
Setting Expectations
We recently had a wonderful conversation with a prospective parent on the value of one-on-one education. As this individual observed the classroom in action, an almost serendipitous encounter for anyone, and one we would highly →
The Power of Observations
One of our absolutely favorite things to do is to showcase our classrooms. We believe in transparency, thinking that the more people can see, the more they’ll come to understand. In our estimations, a lack →
Meet Ingrid Geiger
We have some really exciting news to share! After literally scouring the planet for a teacher, one that would compliment our unique ethos at Baan Dek, we are very pleased to announce that Ingrid Geiger →
Montessori Kindergarten
Over the weekend, we held a parent education workshop on the Importance of the Kindergarten year in Montessori. After some really fruitful, engaging conversations with parents, we decided to put together a few of our →
Trust in the child
Watching a process unfold allows you an opportunity to see how the results were achieved. In a society driven by results, we often fail to address the inner workings of just how something came to →
