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
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A Montessori moment – those moments in the class that remind us why we “Montessori”
From time to time, I’ll share here a Montessori moment or two. You know those moments when you think to yoursel, “this is why I do Montessori." In my class today, one of the children had put some hair clips in their hair. On deciding they didn’t want them anymore, they slid them out and they were about to drop them on the floor. I quietly stood up from where I was sitting, touched their shoulder and said, “The hair clips go here". We walked together across the classroom, I pointed to the dish … [Read more...] about A Montessori moment – those moments in the class that remind us why we “Montessori”
Montessori at home: inspiration from the home and rhythms of Bruna Masalin and family, Connecticut, USA
Today we get to look inside the home and observe the rhythms of a family who I’ve been Insta-crushing on for ages (if that’s a thing). I love following Bruna Masalin on Instagram to follow their slow pace, inviting spaces and fun activities. And her website is also full of lots of homeschooling, design, simplifying our lives, and more. Let’s take a look! 1. Who lives in your home and where are you located? David (33), Bruna (30), Levi (3) and Lara (almost 1) based in Connecticut, … [Read more...] about Montessori at home: inspiration from the home and rhythms of Bruna Masalin and family, Connecticut, USA
All the Montessori links you need to read, curated just for you
It’s October! I love everything cosy, which is why I love Autumn so much. I love pulling out my scarf and my boots, admiring the changing colours as I cycle to classes through the Vondelpark, and collecting those crunchy leaves. Here are some classroom vibes from the past 2 weeks here in Amsterdam. The Autumn light is SO beautiful. All the Montessori links you need to check out It has been a while since I have done a link pack of my favourite links around the internet. So here are … [Read more...] about All the Montessori links you need to read, curated just for you