I hope you all had a wonderful summer break. I had a lovely mix of travel, staycation, a secret project, and a handful of visitors. I got to visit the beautiful Iceland with my parents and kids…. And the location for working on the secret project here in the Netherlands was so cosy I nearly didn’t leave the cabin the whole time… That said, I am always happy to be back to class after the long summer break – whilst holidays are a nice break from the routine, my body feels more … [Read more...] about Corners of our Montessori classroom on the first day back to school
Classroom inspiration
An inspiring Montessori classroom tour in Berlin with Katelynn of Montessori Mother
I am delighted to share with you a new and super inspiring Montessori playgroup in Berlin set up by my friend Katelynn, also known on Instagram as @montessori.mother. Katelynn is a Montessori 0-3 guide from the United States who recently opened Germany’s 1st Montessori Early Learning Center in Berlin. Her school, Montessori Mother ELC, is a place where toddlers and babies attend weekly Montessori classes to grow their independence, social awareness, curiosity, and self-esteem. I asked her … [Read more...] about An inspiring Montessori classroom tour in Berlin with Katelynn of Montessori Mother
Inspiration from these Montessori classrooms – Sydney, Australia
Over the summer, I was back in Sydney to visit my family and took a day to get some inspiration from these Montessori classrooms! It was such an inspiring day. 1. Morning visit at a parent-toddler class, Balmain In the morning, I observed a session of the parent-toddler class at Inner Sydney Montessori School. The sun was shining through the windows and the toddlers were exploring every corner of this beautiful environment: making their own snack and fresh pasta (!), matching language … [Read more...] about Inspiration from these Montessori classrooms – Sydney, Australia
Tour of a Montessori toddler classroom in Amsterdam
In my last newsletter I showed people a picture of our Montessori toddler classroom after we’d just started back to school after the summer break: I’d made a few changes and I asked if people would like to have a look around. And it was a unanimous “yes please!". So I did a little Facebook Live for you to give you a little tour of a Montessori toddler classroom. The main changes to the classroom were for a couple of reasons: To free up some more floor space for children to roll out a … [Read more...] about Tour of a Montessori toddler classroom in Amsterdam