"Empathy, Kids, and Nature"
April 2023 In connection with our third Peace curriculum rotation, Peace with Nature, and our school-wide focus on empathy, please enjoy...
"Teaching Kids How to Deal With Conflict"
February 2023 Our peace curriculum has moved into “Peace with Others” as the primary focus of our peace circles. The children have begun...
“Yes, 2-Year Olds are Capable of Empathy-Here’s How to Encourage the Essential Skill”
November 2022 Below is our second Montessori message of the school year focusing on the topic of empathy. Although the title of the...
“Empathy: What it is, Why it Matters and How You Can Improve”
October 2022 Excerpts from: mastersincommunications.org Empathy is a word that is used often by many people. It’s commonly known that...
Setting Limits
March 2022 Respect is one of the cornerstones of the Montessori philosophy. We respect our children as individuals and teach them to...
Excerpts from "Extending Montessori in the Home"
September 2021 Have you ever walked into the Montessori classroom and watched as children sweep under the table after eating, return a...
April Montessori Message
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the virtue of empathy and how our young students develop this virtue. I’ve been learning that our...
October Montessori Message
In an America where one of today’s slogans is “Make America kind again”, the virtue of kindness is forefront in many of our minds. And...
September Montessori Message
This was originally sent out to parents in September of 2015 but I thought it was so appropriate for our first Montessori message for the...
Pre-Primary: The Many Ways We Learn Letters…
The children explore letters and beginning sounds in the Montessori classroom in a variety of ways. Letter lessons, beginning sound boxes...