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It is mid of April. Lockdown. Dark time of struggle and insecurity when all we are asking ourselves questions like ‘to be, or not to be’. A sad, dramatic, tragic and vicious recalibration of the world is going all around. Believe our world needed a wake up call because there was too much greed, selfishness and busyness....
By Madlena Ulrich and Carla Foster, lecturers in Further Education in Montessori Pedagogy at the University of South-Eastern Norway. These days, as Montessori Children´s Houses and Elementary schools around the country are re-opening, many people are wondering how to maintain the basic principles of Montessori pedagogy while at the same time following the guidelines for...
In times of crisis like this, it is not unusual for a Head of School to be the recipient of anger and criticism. I imagine that many Heads of School are presently receiving remarks and critiques and challenges that seem unhelpful and even hurtful or unfair. I’m reminded of a moment in my career when I was in such...
As many others have said, we are living in unprecedented times. Many of us are grieving the loss of connection with those we love and care about. We are grieving the loss of many aspects of emotional and physical safety and grappling with uncertainty. Some are acknowledging the inequities in society – not all...
To Our Beloved Montessori Community: During these difficult times of world-wide pandemic, it is normal and “okay” to be experiencing many emotions and reactions. Around the world we are each struggling on a day-to-day basis with what is unfolding as it impacts us. It is helpful to know about the stages that show how humans cope...
I think that we are lucky not knowing how to behave or make the ‘right’ decisions during this pandemic. In the last weeks, many of us have been reconsidering travel plans or whether to attend training or conferences. Struggling with whether or not to close our schools in some cases even before governments have...
Lead Montessori has started a new project “Montessori Stories Need to be Told”. As an introduction to this project, please enjoy an extract from a book “The Montessori Difference: Creating a Children’s House”, written by Punum Bhatia, which is coming out in May 2020. We’re looking forward to talk to Punum during our online session on April 23,...
Let’s get the terms straight first. Bilingualism, what exactly do we mean by that? A bilingual person is someone who speaks two languages equally well. You can become bilingual by being born into a family where two languages are spoken. You can also become bilingual later in life, if you, for example, move to a foreign country, but also...
March 30 is approaching, and we couldn’t be more excited that on this date we have the start of Montessori Leadership Master Course: “Transforming Self, Community and Society”, led by Kathy Minardi and a prestigious faculty team of co-trainers and presenters, including Sue Pritzker and Peter Davidson. Are you looking forward to it as much as we do?...
Like many Montessorians around the world, it was motherhood that led me to discover María Montessori, her theories of human development, curriculum and pedagogical practices. I was immediately impressed by the common sense character of her insights and conclusions. It often takes a true genius to identify what lies hidden behind “accepted wisdom” and the habits...
