By Ken Datzman, Brevard Business News Long ago while living in Hawaii, Albert and Cynthia Thomas decided to enroll their two young children in a Montessori school. That decision not only brought them closer to the philosophy and learning concepts of Montessori education, but it also put them on the path to building a highly …
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Why Montessori has multi-age classrooms (and why siblings often learn best from each other). “Our schools have shown how children of different ages help one another. The younger ones watch what the older ones are doing and ask all kinds of questions, and the older ones explain. This is really useful teaching, for the way …
Maria Montessori believed young children have a deep sense of dignity and want to do the right thing. You can use Montessori techniques to teach your child how to do the right thing. Here are some Montessori principles you can use at home to teach manners. Emphasize practical life activities to help your child develop …
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Sharpen your pencils – Prince George is off to school! Today, the 2-year-old – sporting a baby blue backpack – had his first day at Westacre Montessori School, near his family’s home, Amner Hall, in Norfolk, England. And luckily for the rest of us, the whole thing was captured adorably by his mom, Princess Kate. …
A recent article in ChicagoInno looked at two different startup company founders, Jake Nickell, founder of Threadless, and Charles Adler, co-founder of Kickstarter, who are parents of Montessori children, and how they value Montessori as Entrepreneurship Education. “You have the ability to work by yourself, or you’re going to be working with peers and you’re …
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