Category: Pedagogical info
Eager children
„We do not want complacent pupils, but eager ones; we seek to sow life in the child rather than theories, to help him in his growth, mental and emotional as well as physical, and for that we must offer grand and lofty ideas to the human mind, which we find ever ready to receive them, demanding more and more.“
Dr. Maria Montessori (1989): To Educate the Human Potential. Oxford: Clio. Page 11.
Introducing the Piklerian developmental approach: History and principles
THE SIGNAL
Vol. 18, No. 3-4 | July – December 2010
Newsletter of the World Association for Infant Mental Health
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Why Montessori?
“Montessori teaches critical thinking, innovation and creativity… It is not the rote memorisation, not teaching to a test, and when you get out into the real world, what people talk about is the lack that people have of those critical thinking skills, the creativity and inspiration, that I think Montessori fosters in children.”
Lauren, MMI school parent.
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Handwriting
Why is handwriting important? Why do we offer that in a Montessori-Children’s House to 3,5 years old?
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Inside the world’s best kindergarden
Foto by TezukaArchitects
Apr 23, 2015 /
At Fuji Kindergarten outside Tokyo, kids make the most of a magical environment designed just for them. The roof of their oval-shaped school, designed by Tokyo-based firm Tezuka Architects, is an endless playground, and trees grow right through classrooms.