The grass is getting greener, the birds are chirping louder, and after a long winter, everything outside is waking from its deep slumber. What an exciting time Spring is at Chesapeake Montessori School! Like Dr. Maria Montessori, we believe that nature is a patient teacher and that Earth is our classroom. Corresponding to how…
Holidays
Presidential Montessorians
The Montessori philosophy and method of education has been around since 1907, when founder Maria Montessori opened the first Children’s House in a low-income area of Rome. Her philosophy struck a chord and soon spread worldwide among educators and eventually Montessori schools opened in Europe, North and South America, and every other continent except Antarctica….
Empathy and Friendship in the Montessori Environment
Recent studies show that today’s college students lack empathy. Empathy, or the ability to imagine yourself in someone else’s shoes, to share in their feelings, to feel for them or with them, and to see and value what another person is feeling or experiencing, is considered a core skill involved in building close relationships, maintaining…
