Yesterday I observed 6 isolated incidents. I am posting them here because I want to remember the feeling I got when I reflected on them. I heard a child crying while being dropped off, I went over and tried to talk to him but he continued to cry. As I Read more…
My first encounter with Montessori was a classroom observation. I was captivated by this little children who would work independently on a material and then stand up, push in their chair and return the material before selecting another one. I had to know more. It is for the reason that Read more…
“Each class was like opening a new world of knowledge, (it) also motivated and inspired us to start from wherever we are/were and start putting things in place. I would say the course left me very enlightened and prepared” – Obiamaka (Nigeria) COURSE CONTENT Week 1: Understanding Montessori – Your child’s Read more…
After a lot of positive feedback on the infant course (Which is 25% Until the end of day November 30th) and a lot of requests for a toddler course, I am so excited to finally introduce the Understanding and Supporting your Toddler e-Course, an online Montessori course for parents navigating the Read more…
This is the fourth interview in the Exploring the Essence of Montessori Parenting Series. You can read the past interviews here. Today’s interview is with Mary Deans-Romero. I connected with Mary via the Facebook Montessori Teacher’s group. I am always interested so see how parents with multiple young children are Read more…
It was Dr. Montessori’s birthday yesterday. Encountering her work has changed my life and I am constantly seeking to understand more. I want to share a beautiful passage by Renilde Montessori that I read at the Educateurs sans Frontieres assembly in Hyderabad. It speaks to Dr Montessori’s personality which can be Read more…
This is the third interview in the Exploring the Essence of Montessori Parenting series. Today’s interview is with a dear friend and someone I consider my Montessori godmother. I first got in contact with Pilar when I discovered Montessori and was trying to figure out my training options. She guided Read more…
This is the second interview in the Exploring the Essence of Montessori series. If you missed it, you can read the first interview with Paije. Today I would like to introduce you to Kaitlin Luksa! I connected with Kaitlin over Social media and have enjoyed following her parenting journey. Tell Read more…
I have gotten questions from Montessori guides trained at other levels or assistants in the classroom wondering if they would benefit from the understanding and supporting your infant e-course. There have also been questions about different time zones or people with english as a second language wondering if the course Read more…
We are back in Perugia so I can complete my AMI 3-6 training. I took a lot of pictures last year but never got around to writing posts.
This time, I want to do a better job of documenting our experience and so will do be posting a lot of pictures with or without text. So here goes!