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Montessori Adolescents – Farm School in Sweden

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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.

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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 →

Vacation in Stockholm, April 2023

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I arrived in Stockholm three days before the first (since the pandemic) in-person AMIAGM, Annual Global Meeting, which will be held in Delft, Netherlands. The plan was to rest and visit with my old friends Barbra Waller and Tom Engstrom friends, but I was whisked off to a cultural tour of the city! I hope you enjoy spending these few days with us vicariously. One of the most exciting elements of being in the Montessori world, is that “work” is always happening during exploration of a culture, sharing of experiences—learning never stops. Continue reading →

Romania, Sweden, and my 75th Birthday!

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IASI, ROMANIA, Fall 2018
Catalin Ivan, Member of the European Parliament for Romania, discovered Montessori for his children and soon realized it would be good for his country, especially the education of the poor. Visiting the AMI office in Amsterdam it was recommended that he begin by getting Montessori birth to three information to parents by translating The Joyful Child: Montessori, Global Wisdom for Birth to Three. and then focus on training Montessori teachers.

Here is the story of presenting Montessori in Romania, exploring the cultures, and then speaking at one of the most famous Montessori farm schools for adolescents, in Sweden Continue reading →