Raising Anti-Racist Kids: An Interview with Rebekah Gienapp
April 15, 2023
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With a social justice and community organizing background, Rebekah Gienapp knew that she wasn’t the only parent out there who didn’t want to wait until
Going Out: An Expansive Elementary
March 25, 2023
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At the elementary level, children want to know the how and why of everything. As a result, they have a strong drive to explore the
How to Improve Behavior
March 18, 2023
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Our brains are hardwired to look for problems and generate solutions. In The Neuroscience of Change, Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford
COVID and Child Development
March 11, 2023
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We’ve enjoyed some return to normalcy after the intensity of the early COVID years. However, it’s important to remember that our young children are still
The Montessori Three-Year Cycle
March 4, 2023
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When visiting a Montessori classroom, it can at first be surprising to see children of a range of ages in one room. Visitors often ask
More Than Just a Teacher: The Montessori Guide
December 24, 2022
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Our society knows teachers. Teachers give information. Teachers provide an education. Teachers instruct. In a Montessori classroom, however, the role of the adult is also
Music the Montessori Way
November 26, 2022
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Music. It helps us express ourselves. It expands our consciousness. It draws us together. Since ancient times, humans have relied upon music as a fundamental
Follow the Child or Follow the Teacher?
August 18, 2022
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As the Greek philosopher Sophocles observed in the fifth century B.C. “One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it,
The Montessori Three Year Cycle
April 14, 2021
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This three year cycle is the time of year many of our parents begin thinking about the future of education for their child and explore
