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Terms You Need to Know as a Parent: Certification
Today we’re continuing our series Terms You Need to Know as a Parent. Terms You Need to Know as a ParentPart 2: What does Montessori certification include? Teachers are Montessori certified only after they have completed extensive training, rigorous testing…
The First Plane of Development: What
Today, we continue our series on the Montessori Planes of Development with a look at the first plane, spanning from birth to age six. The first plane can best be described as a time of exploration. As Gretchen Hall, Director…
Montessori and Education Reform
Education reform is a consistent topic of debate in local communities and the nation at large. In her article, Montessori: The Missing Voice in the Education Reform Debate, Laura Flores Shaw, Head of School at Oak Knoll Kinderhaus Montessori, gives…
Terms You Need to Know as a Parent: Accreditation
Each Wednesday, we’ll share Parent Education posts – content that covers specifics about our school, classroom curriculum, Montessori in the home, and information that’s relevant to parenting in general. Today we’re beginning a new series: Terms You Need to Know…
Montessori Philosophy: What are the Montessori Planes of Development?
Montessori education is based upon three planes of development: birth to age six, age six to twelve, and age twelve to eighteen. As Gretchen Hall, Director of Training at the Montessori Training Center of New England, described in her 2011…
An Introduction to the Montessori Math Curriculum
Have you ever wondered how math is taught in the Montessori classroom? This video, an excerpt from a series by Montessori educational video producer edvid.com, provides a great overview of the Montessori math curriculum, moving from sensorial work in the…
The First of the Five Great Lessons: The Story of Creation
The Five Great Lessons are a key part of the Montessori Lower Elementary curriculum. Designed to both introduce the child to large concepts and illustrate how smaller ideas and elements are a part of the whole, the Great Lessons provide…
Technology and Your Child’s Brain
Technology is part of our children’s lives. Here’s a short video examining one researcher’s opinion regarding technology and children. After watching, you may decide to do more research to make a family decision regarding the amount of technology your family…
What Is Cosmic Education?
You may hear the term “Cosmic Education” when discussing the Elementary curriculum at MAV. But what is Cosmic Education, and how is it valuable to the child’s experience? Cosmic Education is an educational approach founded by the Italian physician-educator Maria…