Programs & Admissions Blog

Transitioning from Summer to School Although it can be hard to think about the end o...

Britt Hawthorne is an antiracist educator, teacher, speaker, visionary, and advocate. S...

Tanesia R. Hale-Jones is a Montessorian, educator, social activist, poet, artist, and p...

Memory is such a critical component of learning. We perhaps take this for granted witho...

Do you see your child throwing their clothes on the floor in a heap? Maybe leaving thin...

Caring for Community

April 19, 2023

Part of being part of a community is participating in the daily routines to care for ou...

The Significance of Food

April 5, 2023

Throughout history, human survival has depended upon finding, preparing, and consuming ...

At the elementary level, children want to know the how and why of everything. As a resu...

Our brains are hardwired to look for problems and generate solutions. In The Neuro...

When visiting a Montessori classroom, it can at first be surprising to see children of ...

As parents we quickly learn that children have control over three things: eating, sleep...

As humans, we develop as social beings in our communities, society, and culture. In fac...

In order to be truly free, we need to be able to make our own choices, which means havi...

Art for Self-Expression

February 8, 2023

Numerous theories and lots of research expound upon the importance of artistic expressi...

Visit any Children's House or Elementary Montessori classroom and you’ll imme...

The Montessori Baby

January 18, 2023

When children come into our lives, we want to make sure we offer them the very best. Ye...

In Montessori, we talk a lot about the “prepared environment.” Really, thou...

We are often asked about how we handle discipline in Montessori. It’s a great que...

Our society knows teachers. Teachers give information. Teachers provide an education. T...

Music the Montessori Way

November 30, 2022

Music. It helps us express ourselves. It expands our consciousness. It draws us togethe...

Meeting Adolescent Needs

November 16, 2022

As we adapt, learn, and exist in the world, we rely upon unconscious, innate drives tha...

Montessori classrooms depend upon a web of mutual respect. This culture of respect is e...

Sensorial Superpowers

November 1, 2022

Young children are in a powerful process of creating an understanding of their world an...

We work so hard to provide the best for our children. When they are young, we may try t...

When children enter a Montessori elementary classroom around age six, they have undergo...