We are in the middle of a renovation project to our 100-year-old house. As I was packing “stuff” to move from one bedroom to another, I came upon a box of drawings and daily reports from Ms. Diane — ...

The Montessori approach to education teaches academic subjects, but also nurtures a child's emotional health and social skills Children in Montessori schools are encouraged to learn and experiment ...

As head of the Montessori Center School, Melanie Jacobs believes that the Montessori method — which nurtures students’ natural curiosity and gets them interested, engaged, and invested in their own ...

In recent years, the popularity of Montessori schools, Montessori play materials, and Montessori Instagram accounts seems to be exploding. Even Jeff Bezos recently donated two billion dollars to ...

Two decades ago, Stacey Constantian discovered Montessori education. Back then, Constantian was the mother of a bright 4-year-old girl who had taught herself to read. Her daughter didn’t fit in at the ...

Most of us think of radical scientific innovation as the whiz-bang invention or discovery that displaces what came before and reshapes the world as we know it. Transistors, assembly lines, and ...

Montessori is about guiding others to learn or reclaim their skills. While usually applied to children, there is some research being done with dementia patients. Minor adjustments, like an ...

As our lifespans increase, so our needs increase for additional and special care, particularly for various forms of dementia. The effects of dementia on both patients and caregivers can be frustrating ...

A new certification program based on the renowned Montessori method of education is now available to dementia caregivers. Last week, the International Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners ...

Sister Barbara Jean Ciszek traveled around the world training teachers in Montessori, a hands-on method of learning that doesn’t use books and teaches young children by developing their natural ...