If you think of school as a place in which children are all lined up in their desks or sitting around the same circle, staring ahead at…
Montessori Monday: The Freedom to Interact (or NOT) in the Montessori Classroom
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For Parents
Settling In: Making Their Mark in Middle School
When your child was younger, their teachers emphasized preparing the physical environment of the classroom, designing beautiful…
Settling In: Hitting the Pace in Elementary
Elementary learners are old hat at school. They know the routines. They can remember events from year to year and they have the language…
Separation Stress in Early Childhood
For older children, who have a more developed sense of themselves separate from their parents and their ability to influence their…
Separation Stress in Infant & Toddler
No one wants to see their child sad, especially not at those transition moments when you’re leaving for work or saying goodbye at the…
The Honeymoon Period
Change is hard, and transitions to new spaces often come with a range of unexpected emotions. Montessori teachers are prepared for the…
Relationships and Collaboration in Middle School
If you’re paying attention to the media, you probably think Middle School is going to be overwrought with hyper-dramatic social conflicts…
Supporting Relationships in Elementary
A key quality of Elementary learners is their heightened awareness of their peers and friend groups, and an often new attention to how…
Building Relationships in Early Childhood
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…
Building Relationships in Infant & Toddler
For most American schools, this is the beginning of the new school year. And for most Infant and Toddler classrooms, that means the…