Christmas: A Season for Wonder and Giving If you grew up in the Western tradition, Christmas probably lives in your memory as a feeling as much as an event: of twinkling lights, familiar songs, and the warmth of family gatherings. As parents and teachers of Montessori children, we get the chance to pass along those [...]
Simple Ways to Nurture Your Child’s Connection to Nature This Season With all the evidence in hand, the question becomes: how do we make outdoor learning part of everyday life? Autumn provides countless ways to bring Montessori principles outdoors — at school, at home, and in the spaces in between. In the [...]
How Nature Boosts Children’s Health, Focus, and Academic Growth More than 100 years ago, Maria Montessori understood that time in nature supports a child’s development, and today’s research backs her up. Pedagogic studies worldwide show that outdoor experiences strengthen children’s physical health, capacity for learning, and emotional well-being. Neuroscience confirms that sensory exploration, [...]
Rediscovering Montessori: Wisdom in the Changing Season As the air turns crisp and the leaves begin to fall, children’s curiosity stirs with the change in the season. For Montessori educators, this spark of interest becomes opportunity. Dr. Maria Montessori understood over a century ago that nature is a child’s first and most powerful teacher. [...]
Sustaining Engagement from Preschool to Middle School A Crisis of Disengagement Given our role as educators of the next generation, a recent article in The Atlantic, The Teen-Disengagement Crisis, struck a nerve. It should also concern parents. The article highlighted a troubling trend: by middle school, many students’ desire to learn “falls off a cliff.” Only about [...]
The "They Ask, You Answer" Strategy: You may recall last year we had a film crew from Mazz Media visit the school to interview parents and document class activities. We planned these videos as a series to help address common questions about the Montessori method and its value for parents and students. The approach underlying [...]
Success at school: When I was at school, my teachers, parents, and peers focused on academics as the key to success in life. It was a given that doing well in academic disciplines more or less guaranteed a successful career, a meaningful place in society, and a rewarding adulthood. Words for non-academic skills But educators [...]
A virtual voyage to the moon and beyond: Space exploration is surely among humankind's greatest accomplishments. Perhaps the pinnacle of such exploration was when the United States landed men on the moon in 1969. Since time immemorial, humans have dreamed of visiting the moon. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon that [...]
Our annual festival has become a fixture in the Holly Springs autumn calendar. We look forward to continuing this tradition by presenting our Go Galactic festival in the fall. This year is our seventh festival and we excited to invite parents, families and the public to enjoy another year of family-friendly events, rides, food and [...]
Our annual festival has become a fixture in the Holly Springs autumn calendar. We look forward to continuing this tradition by presenting our Soaring With Stories festival in the fall. This year is our sixth festival and we excited to invite parents, families and the public to enjoy another year of family-friendly events, rides, food [...]
