by MakingMontessoriMine | Oct 4, 2021 | Educators, Parents, Students, Uncategorized
There are many facets of Montessori philosophy and educational practices that are easy to grasp and understand. The concept of multi-age groupings of students, child-led choice-based learning, skills mastery through repetition and practice, even the concept of...
by MakingMontessoriMine | Sep 8, 2021 | Educators, Parents, Students
As the school year begins, parents, students and educators must work together as a collaborative, cohesive, collective unit in order to provide the support that students need to be successful as learners throughout the year. You can think about this relationship as a...
by MakingMontessoriMine | Aug 20, 2021 | Educators, Organization, Parents, Students
Wow! It’s hard to believe that the upcoming 2021-2022 school year is already upon us. It seems like just yesterday, we were all celebrating the end of what most of us would categorize as the hardest school year-EVER! For students, parents and school staff last...
by MakingMontessoriMine | Feb 1, 2021 | Educators, Parents, Students
Dr. Montessori organized her student groupings in multi-age classrooms. The age breakdowns are as follows: 3-6-year-olds in Primary 6-9-year-olds in Lower Elementary 9-12-year-olds in Upper Elementary 12-18 year-olds- Adolescence 18-24 year-olds- Maturity ...
by MakingMontessoriMine | Jan 1, 2021 | Activities, Educators, Parents
With recent events in the United States highlighting the deep political divisions and racial disparities in our country we thought that it would be an appropriate time to focus this blog post on Montessori’s educational philosophy on Peace Education. Peace Education...