Finding Our Center - Reaching Out

E Pluribus Unum, 2010     24 x 24 feet, laser etched onto aluminum panels   Concept and design: Chris Jordan    Computing and desi...

Parents in a public Montessori elementary program will often ask their child’s teacher how they know what they know about th...

      While perusing my local library’s children’s section, I found a wonderful collection of playful poems, insightful science ...

One of the great pleasures of being a Montessori educator is the opportunity for reflection and renewal that is made possible by...

Sebastian was a very particular child. Prone to believing he was right and making his opinions known to all, he was a student for whom d...

  A Montessori school can be an empowering community center where hearts and minds meet, are strengthened, and challenged t...

  We each have an incredible gift: the ability to engage children with the world - indeed, the universe - that surrounds them and...

  As parents of Upper Elementary students can attest, many pre-adolescent children have a newfound righteousness that is not shy about ...

The upper elementary Montessori cultural curriculum allows for multiple opportunities for children to uncover meaning from the dai...

  I adore the way that Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnall have collaborated over three decades to create beautiful and poignant storie...

  As we gaze into the candles and fires that form the centerpieces of many of our winter traditions, we can explore the relationships...

In Montessori classrooms, we go to great lengths to make connections between cultures and countries across the globe and throughout time. R...

  In this beautifully rendered retelling of Leo Tolstoy's short story, Jon J. Muth creates a simple and resonant opening for deep conve...

              Montessorians do a wonderful job of being open to and welcoming of many different cultures and global perspectives withi...