Podcast episodes and show notes Archives

S2 E1 Montessori through the four planes of development

Hi everyone! Simone here and I’m super excited to be back with another season of The Montessori Notebook podcast. Today I’ll be talking with Nusaibah Macadam from Rumi Montessori. Nusaibah is a Montessori educator with over 17 years experience, a Montessori parent, and has run Montessori schools in both the…

S1 E11 All about why children need boundaries and how to do this in a kind, loving and respectful way

I love it when Montessori teachers share their secrets and today’s conversation with Nichole Holtvluwer of Radicle Beginnings is just like that. Nichole talks us through why children need boundaries, and we can set these limits in a calm and clear way from a child hitting to a fussy eater.…

S1 E10 All about building trust in children, understanding them, and enjoying it as well

This week I have a beautiful conversation with Junnifa Uzodike in Nigeria. You may know Junnifa from her blog, Nduoma or instagram or her school, Fruitful Orchard Montessori. You’ll leave this episode feeling inspired to either parent in a more Montessori way, maybe take a Montessori training, or simply to…

S1 E9 All about how Nicole Kavanaugh makes raising 4 children (and a dog) look easy the Montessori way

On today’s podcast I had so much fun chatting to Nicole Kavanaugh of The Kavanaugh Report, mother of four children (and a dog), raising four children in a Montessori way. So if you’ve ever thought it might be easy to raise children in a Montessori way with one child, but…

S1 E8 When you get to ask the head of a Montessori school about dealing with conflict in the classroom, is Montessori still relevant today, and what if your child never chooses an activity

Today I share my conversation with Bill Conway which is a little different to others in the series where we zoom out and look at the big picture of Montessori. Bill is the Head of School at Montessori East in Sydney, Australia and I loved getting to ask him the…

S1 E7 All about applying Montessori at home, conflict resolution with children, connecting with your partner, and more

I had so much fun in this episode catching up with Heleen who used to come to my Montessori playgroup here in Amsterdam with her daughter Josie. We hear all about the Montessori principles they still use in their home now that Josie is 6 and even though Josie doesn’t…

S1 E6 Your Montessori questions answered by me

I loved putting together this episode of the podcast. So many great questions have been submitted about the Montessori approach and today I spend the whole episode answering lots of them. Hope it will be super useful to all of you no matter where you are on your Montessori journey.…

E1 S5 – All about anti-bias education, Montessori at different ages, and life as a Montessori child, teacher and parent

Today’s episode is a positive and heartwarming conversation with Andy Lulka, a Montessori teacher, parent and child. As someone who has spent their whole life around Montessori, you’ll hear about: growing up in a Montessori school what a middle school Montessori program looks like how Judaism is brought into the…

S1 E4 – All about Dr Montessori’s life, family and work in conversation with Carolina Montessori, her great granddaughter

Today we get into the woman behind the Montessori approach – yes, Dr Montessori herself in a lovely conversation with her great granddaughter, Carolina Montessori. Listen to this conversation and learn about: Dr Montessori’s years working in psychiatric hospitals and anthropology before working in educationHer work as a feministHow she…

S1 E3 – All about creating a beautiful childhood, following the child, building family rhythms not schedules, eclectic homeschooling, and more

A deep conversation with Eloise from @mightymother_ in the UK all about creating a beautiful childhood and how they incorporate Montessori into their eclectic homeschooling days. And even if you aren’t homeschooling, you’ll learn:* alternatives to praise* building a family rhythm rather than a schedule* creating cosy spaces at different…

S1 E2 – All about Montessori as a working parent, how to respectfully say goodbye to our child, and lots of ideas for Montessori art

Season 1, Episode 2 In today’s episode, I speak with Trina from DIY Corporate Mom from The Philippines about how she embraces the Montessori philosophy as a way of parenting as a working mom. We cover so many questions like: if it’s possible to do Montessori at home if you…

Podcast S1 E1- All about being a Montessori family, transitioning to regular school and co-parenting

Season 1, Episode 1 Want to really know what it’s like to be a Montessori family? I’ll be talking to my daughter Emma and my son Oliver who went to Montessori school up until 12 years old. And how they found the transition to a “regular" school (spoiler: not so…