NAMTA Journal 39/2 07 An Overview of the Bachman Lake Community School

In The NAMTA Journal, Volume 39, Number 2, 2014, Spring

Pages: 113-120

Tom Loew says that East Dallas Community Schools have been creating beautiful and functional environments for decades, but developing Bachman Lake Community School was more than creating a school. They also had to establish a community center, scale up staff quickly, service a wide number of families, leverage Montessori training and related costs, and ensure a Montessori approach. Most families at Bachman Lake are below the poverty line, very young, few are native speakers, and some are without immigration status. A mental health component is critical, home visits are frequent, professional intervention happens in homes, parents engage in "reflective service" utilizing licensed counselors, and the school encourages father participation. [This talk was presented at the NAMTA conference titled "Montessori from Birth to Six: In Search of Community Values," Minneapolis, MN, November 7-10, 2013.]

Author(s)
Loew, Thomas

Publisher: North American Montessori Teachers' Association

Type of Resource: Article

Language: English

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