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| THE NAMTA JOURNAL
VoL. 35, No. 3 • SUMMER 2010
MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALISM AND PEACE:
UNIFYING HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND… |
| EDITORIAL: PEACE Now
by David Kahn
The Montessori Centenary in 2009 revealed to us a count of nearly
20,000 Montessori… |
| language is going through the same daily struggles that
you do is a very powerful experience.
Some argue that human nature… |
| MONTESSORI AND THE BUILDING OF PEACE
by Andre Roberfroid
Andre Robe1froid explores the roots of peace-building through Montes… |
| say that we have lived in peace and we have had a Lot of conflict.
Peace is the capacity to face the conflicts, overcome the… |
| study for peace around the world. But I know many studying war
or different degrees of war.
That means that yes, peace… |
| GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT:
MONTESSORI EDUCATION AND PEACE
by Lynne Lawrence and Megan Tyne
Lynne Lawrence and Mega,1 Tyne… |
| Montessori School. Together we ran four full lnternational
courses. Then the political situation changed and many of
those… |
| Ardyn's father, Bob Masterman, had a deep concern for the plight
of Indigenous people in Australia, and he came to… |
| board was established with people of influence and connections. Pro
bona legal services were secured from two of Australia… |
| REFERENCES
By-laws of the Association Montessori lnternalio,rnle. Am-
sterdam: AMI.
AMI Strategic P/a,1 2008-2012. Amsterdam… |
| MONTESSORI' S WELTANSCHAUUNG:
A GLOBAL SOCIAL MOVEMENT
by Lia Woo
Lin Woos research has led /1er to n11 npprecintio11… |
| We will not attain peace in our
society by teaching it through
rote learning, as we attempt to do
with academic subjects. Or… |
| ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH
Peace and education cannot, must not, and as we have seen,
need not be confined within the walls of the… |
| of classroom teaching, has begun to push the boundaries of the
classroom walls. From refugee camps and orphanages to women… |
| Fukatsu, Takako. "Commitment to Wider Community:
The Global Child, an Example from Southeast Asia."… |
| KEYS TO GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING:
THE ROLE OF THE PRIMARY ENVIRONMENT
by Polli Soholt
Po/Ii So/wits extensive experience lends… |
| war-and second, a long-term effort to establish a lasting
peace among men. Preventing conflicts is the work of poli-
tics;… |
| SOCIAL ASPECTS OF TI-IE PREPARED ENVIRONMENT
One of the most important social aspects of the Children's House
is the… |
| Given this independence, it is sometimes
surprising and enlightening to observe
how the children solve their own problems.… |
| !ems. Their love of the environment and of their companions in this
little community is visible through their independent acts… |
| children who are allowed to observe the natural life going on around
them appreciate the respect that adults show by allowing… |
| personal harmony and have the capacity to guide us toward more
mutually beneficial ways of Jiving together in the world.… |
| ELEMENTARY KEY LESSONS CULTIVATING
INTERNATIONALISM AND PEACE
by Annabeth Jensen
A1111abet/1 Jensen points out that the very… |
| for peace during an era in which the rea I ities of world war were both
recent past and near future. At the European Congress… |
| sori classroom have underlying themes that become clear through
years of exploration and discussion. This is why we give the… |
| work cooperatively all day long. Their greatest works are the results
of inspiration and cooperation. Through the civilization… |
| Montessori said the child in the second plane has characteristics of
admiration, compassion, justice, sympathy, and moral… |
| • While a shopping boon to mall-haters such as my-
self, the Internet lacks the centuries-old practice of
exchanging goods… |
| The question was raised earlier, What did nomadic tribes do
with the old or disabled? In many tribes, there is evidence that… |
| NURTURING THE MORAL IMAGINATION WITH
HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND PEACE STUDIES
by Larry Schaefer, Sara Nelson, and Kris Schaefer… |
| Maria Montessori commented on the need for moral education:
It is at seven years that one may note the beginning of an… |
| Montessori herself was very aware of this need and of the
progression of the developing moral imagination. In Education and… |
| MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALISM AND PEACE
by Susan Mayclin Stephenson
Over the past decade, S11sa11 Stephenson !,as been an… |
| customs of indigenous cultures is important at all levels, but especially
for Montessori education, where showing respect for… |
| The bathing setup in Bhutan.
rock is placed on the fire when it is hot enough. The tub is filled with
water and a large… |
| Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply… |
| to a Bhutanese-Tibetan teacher named Lhamo Pemba, who had re-
ceived her AMI Primary Diploma in London years earlier. Lhamo… |
| Again, thank you for coming to see us. At our Donor Party
Friday night, one of our parents brought up the project in
Bhutan.… |
| Tibetan girls in dance costumes at TCV.
measuring it. But it is the practical life that is the basis for all. When
the… |
| MONTESSORI MODEL UNITED NATIONS PROGRAM
The Montessori Model United Nations seeks to give young stu-
dents an understanding… |
| and the different aspects of each society, such as religious beliefs
and governmental controls. Creativity is important in… |
| enhance a school, collected funds for a Montessori school in Haiti,
and worked with an orphanage in the Dominican Republic.… |
| gent, and quite capable of mastering the content in a standardized
test. Unfortunately, the environment at Cullen did not… |
| Bureau, the Ku Klux Klan, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Bonrd of Ed11cn-
tion, one-room schoolhouses, the desegregation of… |
| MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY EDUCATION:
PATHWAYS TO GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING
by Phyllis Pettish-Lewis
Phyllis Pottish-Lewis has… |
| and difficult. However, no matter how daunting this process must
seem, in order to attain unification of purpose and peace in… |
| do is keep us out of war (24).
She saw education of the
child as the solution; how-
ever, the education that she
envisioned… |
| within the context of a prepared environment. The school commu-
nity of different individuals encapsulates a small society,… |
| able and efficient way of life. Through this endless work, human
beings have become the creators of a supernature, that whi.ch… |
| needs, something larger and greater than their obvious goals was
being achieved. With each additional new idea and discovery,… |
| OTHER COMPONENTS OF THIS New EDUCATION
One might very well ask what other components in education
must exist to develop… |
| have the critical opportunity to learn firsthand how groups work
and to practice what it means to be a viable member of a… |
| Each aspect of this entire process contributes to the child's ability
to think critically. Through discussion, debate,… |
| STORIES OF GREAT INVENTIONS
AND PEOPLE
As a source of encouragement for greater work and alongside
their personal projects… |
| SOCIAL SCRVICE
Through experience, contemplation, and observation, the child
may eventually realize that his experiences… |
| CONCLUSION
If Dr. Montessori's principles and ideas on education were adopted
universally through group consensus, this… |
| What are these human inclinations
and primitive relationships that are
stirred by contact with nature? Why
does functioning… |
| The notion of children "suffering" from a "nature-deficit disorder"
piqued the interest of… |
| and stress. For all these reasons, the present study has .important
implications for teachers, parents, and others who are… |
| to nature stimuli on morning nature walks would yield restorative
benefits (e.g., better concentration, greater ease of… |
| stimulate thought on how to introduce nature experiences to the
classroom if areas for walking and exploring are not available… |
| attention in the national press. There is a growing national conscious-
ness about the importance of nature for children, and… |
| restoration, and other positive motivations might be better suited
to promoting ecological behavior" (603).… |
| and so on, that were seen as valuable to the creative process. One
example I recently wrote about came from Jonas Salk,… |
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