Vineyard Montessori head of school, Deborah Jernegan, says they have received 76 applications for admission for the 2020-2021 school year. This was a big jump in applications from their usual 14. They had to close their waiting list this year, however, future changes will help them serve more students. ...
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Early Childhood
Five Ways To Infuse Montessori Education Into A Child’s Daily Life
"'Help me to do it myself,' that really is the essence of Montessori education."– Caroline Montessori, great-granddaughter of Maria Montessori ...
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Global Virtual Choir Project garners worldwide student, teacher involvement
Maria Montessori: The Musical creator and composer Mark Woodward created a virtual choir of the original song "Children of the World" using dozens of submissions of children and adults. The next video will feature the song "Power in My Hands" and submissions are still being collected.
From Woodward: "If you haven’t contributed a video for ...
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Webinar: How to provide for socialization with social distancing?
Catharine Calder, Founder of Meadow Montessori and others discuss socialization in the time of social distancing via webinar in the Healthy Child Development Series. ...
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Reopening Blog: Face Shields instead of Masks for Early Childhood
Is it developmentally appropriate to use face masks in early childhood settings? Are face shields for young children and their caregivers a better option? ...
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