Montessori Primer: The Peaceful Classroom, Part 3
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Montessori Primer: The Peaceful Classroom, Part 3
Today, we conclude our exploration of the Peaceful Classroom, part of our ongoing Montessori Primer. In our previous posts, we examined the principles of Preparing the Environment for Peace, Making Room for Peace Education, Peace through Nature and Peace through Creativity; today we discuss Peace through Giving and Making a Difference in the World.. Peace…
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Today, we continue our Montessori Primer exploration of the Peaceful Classroom. In our last post, we examined the principles of Preparing the Environment for Peace and Making Room for Peace Education; today we discuss Peace through Nature and Peace through Creativity. Peace through Nature “Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before…
Read MoreMontessori Primer: The Peaceful Classroom, Part 1
Today, we continue our Montessori Primer with a deeper look inside the Montessori classroom, beginning with the importance of peace. Prepare the Environment for Peace “Peace is what every human being is craving for, and it can be brought about by humanity through the child.” – Dr. Maria Montessori Montessori begins with the prepared environment…
Read MoreMontessori Primer: Applying Montessori Principles at Home, Part 4
Today, we conclude our look at 8 principles of Montessori education and how they can be applied in the home, as explored in Angeline Lillard’s book, Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius. In our last three posts, we discussed Movement and Cognition, Interest, Choice, Avoidance of Extrinsic Rewards, and Interaction with and Learning from Peers.…
Read MoreMontessori Primer: Applying Montessori Principles at Home, Part 3
Today, we continue our look at 8 principles of Montessori education and how they can be applied in the home, as explored in Angeline Lillard’s book, Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius. In our last two posts, we discussed Movement and Cognition, followed by Interest and Choice; today we move on to examine Avoidance of…
Read MoreMontessori Primer: Applying Montessori Principles at Home, Part 2
Today, we continue our look at 8 principles of Montessori education and how they can be applied in the home, as explored in Angeline Lillard’s book, Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius. In our last post, we began with Movement and Cognition; today we move on to examine Interest and Choice. Interest “An interesting piece…
Read MoreMontessori Primer: Principles of a Montessori Classroom (and How They Can Be Applied at Home)
As we’ve discussed in earlier posts, at its core, Montessori philosophy celebrates and nurtures each child’s authentic nature, his part in a bigger picture, and his intrinsic desire to learn. Montessorians view Montessori philosophy as a way of life; carried throughout all facets of the child’s life. So if Montessori isn’t just something that happens…
Read MoreMontessori Primer: Core Philosophies, Part 1
We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master. We then become witnesses to the development of the human soul; the emergence of the New Man who will no longer be the victim of events but, thanks to his clarity of vision, will become able to direct and to…
Read MoreA Montessori Primer
Today, we launch a new series designed to help parents gain a big-picture understanding of the guiding philosophies and principles of the Montessori classroom, how those philosophies and principles can be applied at home, and how they impact the classroom experience on a day-to-day basis, at each level. Over the next few weeks, our Montessori…
Read MoreWe Speak Montessori
The following post is by Jessica Stellato, Lower Elementary Lead in the Galaxy Room at MASS. In this series, Jessica explores common Montessori classroom terminology. Shortly after enrolling in a Montessori program, you will hear words like “work.” Someone not familiar with this lexicon may view the word “work” as having a negative connotation, but…
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