Chapters :
Peru, A Montessori Class without Montessori Materials
A Montessori Q&A Newspaper Column
Nepal, Montessori for Forgotten Himalayan Children
Tibet, Braille without Borders
Tibetan Children’s Villages
Montessori Teachers with the Dalai Lama in Sikkim
Russia, Montessori Help for Severe Disabilities
Morocco, An Orphanage, Village Schools, and a Garden
Thailand, Educateurs san Frontières (EsF)
Montessori at Home, 0-6
Montessori at Home, 6-18
A Grandparenting Literary Experience
Visiting a Montessori 3-6 class in London
Stages of Development Continue reading
Montessori at School
Montessori in Mexico, Spring 2020
CHIHUAHUA
In the beginning of March, I visited the oldest Montessori school in Mexico, Colegio Montessori de Chihuahua. The school meets the needs of children with infant communities, elementary classes, and the higher grades, including a middle school, or Erdkinder (earth children), where the focus is real work that gives the students a feeling of being valuable, and creative, responsible, original, and respected. Continue reading
Montessori Work in Colombia, South America – Fall 2019
September 29, Bogotá, Colombia
The picture above shows Colombia on the map of South America, and the view from the top of a hill in Bogota. I had been at the Bogota airport many times since 1978, but this was my first time seeing the city and it is a beautiful as one hears.
CLICK:Bogota
Journal Notes, several places in Colombia over the weeks
September 30.
Arranged by FEMCO, the AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) affiliate in Colombia, on the first day I gave two PowerPoint presentations based on the book “The Universal Child, Guided by Nature” which has been translated into Spanish (See links below). In the audience were the government heads of the early childhood departments from all of the areas of Colombia. There was much excitement as Montessori practices are new to the government of Colombia and it was clear that they are logical and kind and successful. Continue reading