The Joys of Owning and Running a Montessori School

Education should no longer be mostly imparting knowledge but must take a new path seeking the release of human potential �Maria Montessori I...

Upper Elementary Field Trips: A Passage to Abstraction

The child's development follows a path of successive stages of independence, and our knowledge of this must guide us in our behavior tow...

Studying Zoology in the Montessori Lower Elementary Classroom

Nothing awakens foresight in a small child, who lives as a rule for the passing moment and without care for the morrow, so much as this. Whe...

NAMC�s 20 Lessons from 20 Years: Be Grateful

It is amazing to consider how much we can be grateful for when we think about the people around us and the experiences we share. If we try h...

Studying the Skeletal System in the Lower Elementary Classroom

Knowledge can be best given where there is eagerness to learn, so this is the period when the seed of everything can be sown, the child�s mi...

Chemistry in the Montessori Lower Elementary Classroom

The aim of the children who persevere in their work with an object is certainly not to �learn�; they are drawn to it by the needs of their i...

Learning to �Savor the Flavor� in the Montessori Environment

Life in the open air, in the sunshine, and a diet high in nutritional content coming from the produce of neighbouring fields improve the phy...

NAMC�s 20 Lessons from 20 Years: Contribute

Community can take many forms. It can be your neighborhood, your professional association, your family and friends, or the Montessori enviro...

A Teacher�s Perspective on Normalization in the Montessori Elementary Classroom

Maria Montessori observed that when children were given freedom in an environment suited to their needs, they flourished and reached their f...

NAMC�s 20 Lessons from 20 Years: Find Inspiration in the Work of Others

Sometimes when you are starting on a new venture, you need a little pep talk � some motivation to encourage you. One of the best ways of doi...

Integrating Cosmic Education Across the Montessori Lower Elementary Curriculum

Cosmic education is the theoretical base upon which the many concepts and activities of the elementary classroom are built into a coherent b...