We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master. — Maria Montessori
Take a new path
Education should no longer be mostly imparting knowledge, but must take a new path, seeking the release of human potentials. — Maria Montessori
Montessori Teachers – Go Team!
The Montessori team of teachers is a perfect example of collaboration and teamwork. One definition of teamwork is “the combined action of a group of people, especially when effective and efficient”. While most teams measure effectiveness by some level of success, a Montessori team of teachers focus on the happiness and contentment of the children…
Spiral Development
With each season, birthday, and school year in our classrooms there exists a pattern to each child’s individual growth. The pattern resembles a spiral; a continuous upward progression centered on an axis. The axis is the child’s environment (composed of the teachers and the materials). The spiral is the child’s development, through various areas of…
What is Montessori?
Montessori is about a kid with a stick, digging a hole in the mud — hands dirty, engaged, fascinated, uninterrupted. — Trevor Eissler
Imagination
Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create. — Maria Montessori
The hands are the instruments
The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence. — Maria Montessori
Find your gift
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. — Picasso
Children’s Work
Do you know what is the most valuable work your child completes in the classroom? It is not their number or alphabet pages, or even writing their name. It is the exploration of their environment: their self-paced internal drive where they thoughtfully choose and also complete their own work. The complete process includes rolling out…
Sensitive Period
Dr. Maria Montessori developed her philosophy based on careful observations of the child. Much of her theory centered around the child’s “sensitive period” of development. During this particular period, the child is endowed with a special sensibility which urges him to focus his attention on certain aspects of his environment to the exclusion of others….
