Mongolia May/June 2026

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Mongolia May/June 2026

After too many hours to count, I just experienced a San Francisco Bay Area stopover to see the new Matisse exhibit at the  MOMA with old friends; a 13-hour flight over Japan to the mainland of Asia; an overnight (or was it “overday”) rest in the transit hotel, in Seoul, South Korea; flying over Beijing, China and the Gobi Desert; finally I arriving in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. There is a 15-hour time-difference from California and the next three weeks will be too busy for blogging, but I can at share some of the first day. Continue reading →

Free Russian translation to share: “Montessori for Family and Community”

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Since 2010 Valentina Nosenko and I have been working together—in Russia, the USA, and other countries—to create and support a wonderful school in Russia, Montessori School of Moscow. This year Valentina translated Montessori for Family and Community and signed a contract with Michael Olaf Montessori Publishers to make the PDF of the book available free worldwide. Please share this blog post with anyone who can access it and benefit from it. CLICK: FREE MFC in RUSSIAN

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2026 Conference of the AMI Montessori Affiliate in the United States, AMI/USA

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2026 Conference of the AMI Montessori Affiliate in the United States, AMI/USA

In 1907 the first Montessori primary class, casa dei bambini, opened in the slums of Rome, Italy. Over the next twenty years people from around the world visited and took what they could back to their own country; the attempts were not always successful so in 1929 Dr. Montessori and her son created AMI, Association Montessori International, to support authentic Montessori practice. Today there are AMI affiliates in 40 countries. For more information on the vision and mission, CLICK: AMI

Over 850 of us met in San Diego, California, February 13-15, 2026. Montessorians and non-Montessorians alike were welcomed to three days of learning, reflection, and connection. The theme was Montessori as an Aid to life: Embracing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Everyday Practice.
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