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 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
