Tag: Montessori

Hi everyone and welcome to another episode of The Montessori Notebook podcast. Today I’m talking with Hannah Baynham from Collaborative Montessori about some of the big picture principles in Montessori. Hannah is a teacher educator who is passionate about issues of social justice, sustainability and the spiritual preparation of the…

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Wondering what Montessori is? Montessori is becoming increasingly popular as people recognise the limitations of traditional education. It’s also well-reported that creative successes like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales attended Montessori school. And Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin credit their success to having attended a Montessori school:…

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I love how Dr Montessori, even in the early 1900’s, had such a holistic idea of children and their development, including the importance of the outdoors and nature. Young children are sensorial learners. This quote from Dr Montessori above embodies how rich their experiences can be. Even as an adult,…

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I have been working on something special for you all – a guide to choosing books for Montessori children PLUS a list of all my favourite books in my school library. That’s 75 books that are read over and over again in my class and which I will never get…

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I started to doubt myself. Everywhere I looked on social media, people were sharing their Montessori sensory bins and invitations to play for their toddlers. I even saw many toddler classrooms with Montessori cylinder blocks and the pink tower. And I’m thinking, “did I miss something in my Montessori training?!"…

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Hope you are all having a fun start to the year. What are your favourite things to do in January? I’m going to live vicariously through you all as I still have a couple more weeks of study left with the altMBA program. I’m taking the chance to really dive…

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Want some ideas to keep your toddler busy? Have a look around my Montessori toddler classroom to inspire you. The school is called Jacaranda Tree Montessori based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands where I run parent-child classes. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/embed/g_R58Gbe9Jg

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Have you ever wondered how Montessori teachers make it look so easy to teach children new skills? If you’ve seen a Montessori class in action you would most probably have noticed a couple of things which help kids a lot. Montessori teachers are renowned for slowing down their movements and…

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Confidence is defined as “Trust or faith in a person or thing; A feeling of reassurance, especially of self-assurance." A parent recently asked me how they could gently give their child more confidence. The Montessori approach engenders confident children as these children are shown every day that we believe they…

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When my son was a toddler he hated leaving places. So I would begin to dread when it was time to go home. I’d be thinking, “how am I going to get him to leave soon?" No matter how long we stayed, there were always tears. And did I mention…

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Today I’m planning something a little different for this blog post. Usually I offer advice and practical suggestions on ways to get cooperation from your children, or how to understand your child better. Today I’d just like to muse a bit. Ok with you? I’m curious if this will resonate…

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I am such a fan of books. And wanted to pass on my love of books to my children. So I’m pretty happy to live in a family of book worms. Young children don’t stop very often, so I still remember clearly the day my son flopped on the couch…

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