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Together in the WHY
The wonderful world of WHY marks your child taking that last step out of infancy and entering more fully into the social...

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Apr 30, 20141 min read
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To the Center
We recently received correspondence from a graduate parent of her slower-to-mature elementary student.

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Mar 18, 20141 min read
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Notes of a Standardized Child
Last week working on a video presentation for a GATO grant and taking the Stanford 10 with our soon-to-be graduating Kindergarteners...

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Mar 22, 20132 min read
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Tips for the Montessori Home
Many times parents feeling pressured to set up their home environment often ask, “Where do I purchase Montessori materials for our house?”

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Mar 18, 20132 min read
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The Making of A DIFFERENCE
When asked to present a 90 second clip on How Megan Nordoff Has Made a Difference, well- where to start?

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Mar 11, 20133 min read
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Developing Pincer Grip- Home Activities
Forming the fingers in just the right way to hold a pencil can be a challenge for some children with fine motor issues or poor muscle tone.

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Mar 6, 20132 min read
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The Making of INNOVATION
The experience of helping Ms. Megan articulate her message of innovation has proven insightful- there is so much more to the person...

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Mar 4, 20132 min read
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GOOD Magazine chooses Ms. Megan!
Ms. Megan makes the TOP TEN GATO finalist as a nationally recognized innovator in the classroom!

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Mar 1, 20132 min read
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The Large Bead Stair
The construction of the large bead stair began as a problem to be solved in our outdoor classroom.

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Feb 7, 20132 min read
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This Ain't No Daycare Baby
I was a daycare baby.
In the ’70s, still relatively few families involved both parents working and if they did, extended family often...

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Jan 25, 20134 min read
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Living It - The Tipi
All across the United States, children of all ages have begun a study of North American history and culture.

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Oct 12, 20122 min read
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Belonging and the Flag Ceremony
Maslov ranked Sense of Belonging before Self-Esteem on his hierarchy of needs. Meaning that without a social context in which a person can validate his perceived worth, self-worth is not internalized. Yet we often witness groups of young children being reconfigured each year without regard to established relationships at the start of each school year.

Lodge Talk
Aug 20, 20121 min read
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Playing Favorites in the Montessori Environment
We might not admit it, but it’s true- we teachers have our favorites- be it a child or something in the environment that speaks to us...

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Feb 10, 20122 min read
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Putting out the Elf on the Shelf
It can’t be just me- that Elf on the Shelf is just a bit scary, no?
And what a tattle tale.

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Dec 6, 20114 min read
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Picture This: Puttin' on the Coat
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”
-Vincent Van Gogh

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Feb 15, 20111 min read
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Relationship Matters: Saying Goodbye
On Isle of Palms, a bare grassy island among a sea of asphalt stands the same as it ever was some thirty-five or so years ago when it...

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Dec 19, 20102 min read
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The Empathetic Roots of Flower Arranging
Montessori Practical Life 101 invariably includes the outline for FLOWER ARRANGING.

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Nov 9, 20102 min read
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A Look at Homework the Montessori Way
Many authentic Montessori schools do not assign homework until upper elementary or middle school- and even then it is more individualized...

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Oct 2, 20102 min read
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Magda Gerber’s RIE Approach Compliments the Montessori Experience
Magda Gerber’s RIE Approach Compliments the Montessori Experience

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Apr 1, 20105 min read
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