‘Childhood has shown me that all humanity is one.” Maria Montessori Thirty-one years ago, world leaders made a historic commitment to the world’s children by adopting the United Nations Convention...
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“Let us treat them, therefore, with all the kindness we would wish to develop in them.” Maria Montessori Tomorrow, Friday 13th November is World Kindness Day. If there is any...
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Sometimes it can feel like our society has abandoned previous social norms. In some ways, this is a good thing, especially when social norms are not inclusive or are harmful....
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When was the last time you read a book that was so good you hated to see it end? Perhaps it was part of a series and you quickly got...
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“When a child is given a little leeway, he will at once shout, ’I want to do it!’ But in our schools, which have an environment adapted to children’s needs,...
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When Maria Montessori developed her educational method, she created programs that encompass a three-year learning cycle. This three-year cycle corresponds with Montessori’s planes of development, each of which spans six...
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What is it that makes Montessori for primary aged students different? What is it that the primary teachers plan and deliver? What do the children actually learn in the primary...
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When asked where she would like to have her photograph take, graduating student Ria Aung-Thein thought for a moment then was very sure of her desired environment: “The Birth-3 cottage...
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Believe it or not, the concept of technology in Montessori environments is a rather controversial one. On one hand, we want our children to be prepared for whatever may lie...
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In a mainstream school setting, which most of us come from, we are used to children moving up to a new class at the start of each new year. While...
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