Change is hard, and transitions to new spaces often come with a range of unexpected emotions. Montessori teachers are prepared for the…

Change is hard, and transitions to new spaces often come with a range of unexpected emotions. Montessori teachers are prepared for the…
It’s an old game in Montessori teacher education programs: can you give your “elevator speech about Montessori,” that brief explanation…
In some ways, protecting the Freedom of Choice for learners in the Third Plane of development can be the most stressful for parents and…
If we understand the Freedom of Choice to expand in 3-6 from a child’s agency over their own basic needs to include authority over their…
While the protected Freedom of Choice for Infants and Toddlers tends mostly to lie in a preservation of the child’s natural patterns for…
One of Montessori’s “Four Freedoms,” is the Freedom of Choice, the agency of the individual that is protected in our prepared…
We know, as Montessori teachers and child advocates, that the most important relationships we build in the classroom are the ones we…
If you’re paying attention to the media, you probably think Middle School is going to be overwrought with hyper-dramatic social conflicts…
A key quality of Elementary learners is their heightened awareness of their peers and friend groups, and an often new attention to how…
Whether this is your child’s first year in the Early Childhood program or their third, this is likely a time of year rich with the…