Oh no! It’s been a month?!
A very busy month! This half-term, a post about primary Maths. In the meantime, a worryingly realistic and humorous video about parents trying to understand Montessori and Montessorians trying to […]
I remember how you made me feel.
I have recently had one of my usual emotionally trying get- togethers with my mother and I found myself attacking her whenever she complained about my sister or relatives’ behaviour […]
Five Tips for Joyful Hiking with Little Kids
We have just spent Easter break in Singapore which is shiny and very hot. Returning to London was not very exciting. Nonetheless, we must keep our spirits up for the […]
Happy Passover!
Today’s post makes a specific demand of the educator: Of the many conversations I have had with little and big children, I find it most difficult to talk about the […]
The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain- a video
The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain. Visit this Brain Gym blog for a wonderful TED talk about the scientific observations of the adolescent’s brain, as described precisely by Montessori […]
The Montessori Adolescent Programme Explained
A talk by Laurie Ewert-Krocker, head of the adolescent programme at Hershey Montessori School about the Montessori programme for Adolescents. – coming soon! The needs of the human being follow […]
Books for children and which are not about aliens
Yet another school holiday is about to come upon us. This Easter break looms over us with her promise of wintry weathers but there are some rather marvellous things to […]
To the mother
What a busy weekend for women. Tomorrow, we celebrate International Women’s Day, aptly right after we celebrate World Book Day considering women make up two-thirdsof the world’s illiterate. On Saturday, […]
Montessori for everyday
Recently, I showed a 4 year-old how to do up the laces of her pretty tap shoes. The knot and bow had come undone and she had asked me for […]
Eyes, ears and mouth and nose
In a previous post, we discussed 2 of 6 sensitive periods that Montessori described children under 6 years to have. Sensitive periods are transient. They slip in under the moonlight […]
