A Quick and Warm Goodbye
The seasons have started to change. Back-to-school, the real Most Wonderful Time of the Year. There’s so much anticipation and joy and newness. For many of us, there will be a bit of a change →
Spotlight Mary Flewelling-Pinchen
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your background, your interests, your dreams? When I was a little girl I knew I wanted to be a teacher. After excelling all through public →
Montessori Summer — Actually Follow the Child
This post is part of our summer podcast series about Montessori outside school. If you’re just joining in now, we encourage you to check out the previous posts in this series, and to check out →
Ritual with Young Children
We find comfort in ritual. It’s part of the human experience, and it crosses culture, time, age. We have evidence of rituals in ancient Egypt, and surely the mystery of Stonehenge hid ritual long forgotten. →
Spotlight Living With My Little Love
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your background, your interests, your dreams? Hi, I’m Natalie! I live with my husband and 3 year old daughter on an island just of the →
Montessori Summer — One Difficult Area
This summer, we’re looking at ways to incorporate Montessori outside the classroom, on both the blog and on the podcast. In the last weeks, we explored Space and Time, and this time we’re bringing those →
Crossing the Midline: How Science Supports Montessori
A really amazing thing about Montessori, is that, the more we’re learning about brain development, the more science and research advance our knowledge, the more this pedagogy is being affirmed. What we’ve known anecdotally now →
Spotlight Greenspring Montessori School
Elliot Dickson is an adolescent guide at Greenspring Montessori School. Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your background, your interests, your dreams? I grew up in New England and have been →
The Montessori Three-Hour Work Cycle
“So, what’s a typical day look like?” “When is it time to use the bathroom, or to have snack?” “When is art time?” These are such natural questions, and ones we hear frequently when families →
Montessori Summer — Time
This summer, we’re podcasting and writing about aspects of the Montessori classroom that beautifully translate into the home environment, ways to incorporate Montessori at home, in little or big ways. These are intended to be →
I’m Bored
It’s summer. Even when we love school (which we absolutely do!), summer still has this magical appeal. Maybe it’s the long days, maybe it’s the sunshine, maybe it’s sandals and swimming and sand, but it →
Spotlight Montessori on Mars
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your background, your interests, your dreams? Until a few years ago, I’ve lived near a street called Montessori Lane (Manila, Philippines), where a huge Montessori →
The Worry
If parenting had a job description, “worrying” would probably top the list. From worrying about the what-ifs to wondering every three minutes if a child is still breathing (yes, they are. How about now? Phew.) →
Montessori Summer — Space
This summer, we’re reminded that Montessori lives outside the walls of the classroom, Montessori is a philosophy, Montessori is a lifestyle. We’re highlighting one way each episode of the podcast (did you know we have →
Spontaneous Kindness
We want children to be kind. It’s behind all our attempts to have children apologize, or adult-directed sharing. We want our children to exhibit empathy, to be Woke, to see Self in the Other -- →
