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
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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Montessori Adolescents – Farm School in Sweden
In the 1970’s several of us met periodically to discuss Montessori’s plan for the adolescent and I created a newsletter The Erdkinder Project sharing progress with the group and stayed in touch with our mentor, Margaret Stephenson, who was adamant that most Montessori 6-12 classes were not preparing children for the independence and real work essential for an adolescent program. She did NOT mean academic preparation, but preparation in planning one’s own work, being responsible for completing it, and finding it to be valuable to others, and as a result feeling the dignity and value during this first stage of adulthood.
Montessori Centre for Work and Study
In October 2019 I was invited to speak at the teacher-training course being held in Sweden, on the southwest coast, at one of the oldest authentic “Erdkinders” (Montessori land children school for adolescents). This is a working farm run for the most part by adolescents, students from many countries. Continue reading