In this episode, Barbara and Ferne share so much wisdom from years of Montessori teaching, Montessori parenting and being Montessori grandparents. By the end of the episode, you’ll want to adopt both of them as surrogate grandparents in your home too! No matter if you have grandparents or not or if you aren’t in touch with them anymore, you’ll get so much wisdom for doing Montessori with other family members or friends. Links from the show Barbara Isaacs – Montessori Europe, Montessori … [Read more...] about S2 E5 Wisdom from two Montessori grandparents, Barbara Isaacs and Ferne van Zyl
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S2 E4 Marvin Reyes and sustainability at their Montessori school
This episode about Marvin Reyes and sustainability – Such a fun conversation today with Marvin of Vincerola nurseries & preschools in Cologne, Germany. We were planning to interview some of the children but with 4 and 5 year olds whose native language isn’t English, well, you’ll have to listen to hear how that went. Keeping it real. Then I got to ask Marvin all about their sustainability projects in their Montessori school. We talked about building bee hotels, nature visits and how they … [Read more...] about S2 E4 Marvin Reyes and sustainability at their Montessori school
S2 E3 A rich conversation with Gabriel Salomão of Lar Montessori in Brazil
Today I have an amazing conversation to share with Gabriel Salomão of Lar Montessori in Brazil. His native language is Portuguese and yet speaks so eloquently, gently and respectfully about the Montessori approach. I always learn something from our conversations and am so happy to be able to share this conversation with you on the podcast today. Lar Montessori: Website / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Gabriel works with families and schools in Brazil and abroad, including training … [Read more...] about S2 E3 A rich conversation with Gabriel Salomão of Lar Montessori in Brazil
S2 E2 Montessori homeschooling through the eyes of Cara, 6 years old, in the Philippines & her mother Mars
Mars (Instagram/website) was a Montessori educator and owned her own school and now homeschools her daughter Cara. I asked Mars if I could interview her daughter Cara about their Montessori homeschooling and we spoke for over an hour! I’m sure you’ll enjoy this conversation as much as I did. At the end Mars also talks about how she supports Cara’s learning and what “successful" homeschooling looks like to them. Links from the episode Listener question My question for you is do … [Read more...] about S2 E2 Montessori homeschooling through the eyes of Cara, 6 years old, in the Philippines & her mother Mars