Leaf Classification for All Ages
Over Thanksgiving my husband and I walked the Tsurai Trail on Trinidad Head here in Northern California. I was reminded of the joyful years I spent as a Montessori teacher sharing botany with students, adults, and with my own children and grandchildren. Continue reading
Europe 2025
EUROPE 2025
This blog post shares: art, Montessori, art, Montessori, then . . . Art & Montessori
Art in Romania
Recovering from Covid a few years ago I did not have the energy to stand at an easel and paint, my favorite healing practice. So I tried acrylic painting because I could sit down and paint whatever came to my mind. Acrylic paint dries very quickly so changes are easy, and a satisfying painting can be created much more quickly than with oil paint. But after years of making art of many kinds this was my first acrylic experiment, and I made a lot of errors. However, during the end of the time in Romania I was invited by my hosts Catalina and Catalin Ivan and their three daughters, Alexandra, Teodora, and Victoria (my unofficial Romanian goddaughters since we met seven years ago) to visit the studio of the most famous artist in Romania, Felix Aftene. I had seen an exhibit of his work at the Palace of Culture in Iași three years ago, and this year at the new airport. Continue reading
2025, Montessori in Romania and The Republic of Moldova
Montessori in Romania and The Republic of Moldova
This is my fourth time working with a wonderful school—infant communities, primary and secondary classes, and an adolescent program—in Iași, Romania. Six months ago, a new building, bringing all levels of students together, was begun. Many people said it couldn’t be done. It was.
The night before the grand opening of the new building, the administration, staff, parents, and construction crew worked till after midnight to be ready. Continue reading