NAMTA Journal 38/1 02 Nature in Education

In The NAMTA Journal, Volume 38, Number 1, 2013, Winter

Pages: 21-27

This piece of writing addresses the "boundless" garden created through the web of foresight and patience combined with the spontaneous activity necessary for growing food and harvesting the bounty. Most will be familiar with this unique writing by Montessori who suggests that it is not the work and actual produce of the garden but the activities of "living naturally" that enhance the child's development. [This article was reprinted from "The Discovery of the Child," pages 69-77, copyright © 1988 by Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company.]

Author(s)
Montessori, Maria

Publisher: North American Montessori Teachers' Association

Type of Resource: Article

Language: English

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