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An Exploration of Montessori Materials

The following post is by Jessica Stellato, Lower Elementary Lead in the Galaxy Room at MASS. This month, Jessica will profile various Montessori classroom materials, beginning with an overview of the qualities all Montessori materials share, and providing a detailed description of a specific material each week. Montessori Materials: Are Appealingly Designed: created using a […]

Recognizing Developmental Milestones

No one knows a child better than his parent. How your child behaves and the manner in which he communicates offer important information regarding your child’s development. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends develomental screenings at 9, 18, 24 and/or 30 months. They recommend autism screenings at 18 and 24 months. If you have a […]

Enjoying the Moment

In this first full week back to school and back to routine, many of us may have already begun to fall into a pattern of rushing our children along to stay on time. This article, from Hands Free Mama via Huffington Post, reminds us why it is so important to remove the pressure to hurry […]

What Are the Five Great Lessons?

“Let us give the child a vision of the whole universe…for all things are part of the universe, and are connected with each other to form one whole unity.” – Maria Montessori, To Educate the Human Potential Maria Montessori strongly emphasized the importance of Cosmic Education for the elementary age child. She began with the […]

What Is Education For?

Montessori parents and friends Vina Kay (a racial justice activist, writer, and filmmaker) and Jan Selby (an Emmy award-winning documentary producer and director), explore this question in their documentary, Building the Pink Tower. From her own children’s Montessori experiences, Kay remembered the beauty, peacefulness and purpose of everything in the Montessori environment. As she writes […]

Preparing for a New School Year

As summer draws to a close, it can be difficult for parents to know how to go about re-establishing or creating new routines for the coming school year. Debbie Vale, a Montessori guide and author of the blog Help From Debbie, offers a practical timeline for getting children and parents ready to start the year […]

Montessori for the Elderly

Montessori is not just for the young ones we have in our care; Montessori is a way of life that can benefit us all at each stage of our lives. Now, many communities that care for the elderly are adapting the Montessori method to help clients suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s, and the effects of strokes. […]