Have you ever noticed that no two Montessori schools are ever quite the same? That’s because Montessori is a method of teaching, not a governing body or brand that regulates how schools should operate. Montessori is a way of learning, exploring, and discovering, a unique way of teaching inspired by Dr. Maria Montessori’s pillars of self-reliance, expression,…
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Why is Isolation of Difficulty Important in a Montessori Classroom?
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…
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…
