7th Annual AMI Montessori Congress, Bogota, Colombia
Upon arrival in Bogota, Colombia, in October, 2024, for the 7th Annual AMI Montessori Congress I was greeted by Humberto, an old friend who knows I have suffered from altitude sickness (Saroche in Spanish) twice and that drinking coca tea or chewing coco leaves can prevent, or helps alleviate, the symptoms! He brought extra and we shared with everyone coming from low altitude. Continue reading
The Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu, India) Experience, an Interview of Mario Montessori by David Kahn
(This blog post is being shared with the permission of David Kahn)
The Kodaikanal years were a period of internment for Maria Montessori against her will in India. Yet in these remote hills, a training course emerged, and so did the inspiration for an in-depth unification principle for the elementary program which we now loosely call Cosmic Education. Continue reading
Glimpses of Aged Care through a Montessori Lens
A collaboration between Anne Kelley, head of Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Ageing, the Association Montessori Internationale, and myself. 100 pages.
This is a very practical and thorough guide on how to offer person-centered care to the aged. The model described varies significantly from the memory care I have seen. It will guide our staff training.
—Ann Lindsay, MD Continue reading