The signature of all Montessori education is equipping children to be self-sufficient, almost as if they are teaching themselves. In our tradition, we have a little secret to this learning style, and it’s called the Isolation of Difficulty. So, what does this mean? It’s just like it sounds. It’s an educational technique that involves removing…
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Educating the Educators at the American Montessori Society 2018 Conference
This year, we’re proud to say that our Head of School, Shanna Honan, and Upper Elementary Lead Teacher, Aliceyn Applewhite, are teaming up to present a workshop titled Making the 3-Year Curriculum Manageable at the American Montessori Society 2018 Conference in Denver, Colorado next month. While planning for Children’s House classes is much more individualized…
The 8 Senses We Use to Teach a Montessori Child–and the One We Don’t
The signature of the Montessori method is teaching the child through all of the senses. You won’t find much worksheet or flashcard time in one of our classrooms–they just don’t stimulate the kind of learning we know works best. Instead, we intentionally create situations where a child can learn through multiple senses. Research and our…
How we take the Mathematical Mind Seriously
Do you ever find yourself wishing you had learned French, Spanish as a young child, when it was easier? You’ve heard that the early years are the critical period for learning languages, and once we’re older it’s much harder to become fluent. But here’s something you probably don’t know: We’re predisposed for mathematics in the…
