Finding Our Center - Reaching Out

When we speak of the fabric of our society, no one besides a child's family has the power and potential to transform a child's li...

  Many of the stories that we tell our students and the cultural lessons that we share are our part of our collective oral tradit...

There is a level of transparency that teachers can create with their students that allows for real and meaningful relationships...

In a Montessori classroom, the opportunities for curricular cross-pollination are many: a teacher’s presentation may lead to deeper ...

The school days of an educator can be varied and unexpected. Some roll smoothly as designed; most, however, have their own rhythm and te...

There are moments in one’s classroom when it just feels right to bring the class together and re-center. Sometimes this is pl...

Imagine a time when our ancestors’ senses were so finely tuned as to keep them constantly alert and watchful and curious; a time wh...

In November of 2011, shortly after starting this blog, I created a "wordle" all of the text of the posts to date in an effo...

  I was absolutely blown away recently by a trailer to a documentary film project in progress called Building the Pink Tower . What mo...

  There is an elegant geometry inherent to our daily lives. This extends beyond the overt energy of our physical surroundings, to...

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...