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Three Year Olds
Maria Montessori wrote a lot about three-year-olds, capturing their unique and intense developmental phase. Simply put, three-year-olds are unique. There is no other stage in life like this one regarding brain development. During this time, children transition from a...
From Concrete to Abstract – Worth The Wait
Unlike traditional educational approaches, the Montessori method before 1st grade does not set abstract learning goals. This is because a young child's brain is not yet wired for abstract thinking. Instead, our approach is centered on physical engagement...
Why We Start Toddlers At One Year
As soon as a baby can confidently stand on their own, they're entering a new stage of independence, exploration, and social interaction with their environment. Whether they're a bit wobbly or already moving quickly, they're stepping into a whole new world. At this...
Montessori Guides Trust Children
Montessori guides trust children—not with knives, fireworks, or handling police dogs—not that kind of trust. We trust they are revealing themselves, and what they are showing us is essential data to make wise decisions in service to the child. We trust their timelines...
Preparation of the Environment
Classrooms are an extension of the Montessori guides who design them and live this work in them; we care about the vibe, the colors, the art, and the tiny details, right down to the sharpness of the point on the colored pencil. Materials from quality companies are...
The Three Tasks of the Montessori Guide
The first task is to spiritually prepare to be with children. If one is center stage, judgmental, seeking perfection, needing control, over-powering others, desiring for children to be different, stressing children, stressing colleagues, moving into blame, assigning...