| The lodge is simple, with main dining area and surrounding
dorms, which serve as girls' and boys' bunk areas.… |
| of the institution is the development of values, self-knowledge,
harmonious relations, and a balance between the needs of the… |
| contention. Staff duties include student "parenting," academics, and
participating in the daily living… |
| basis or as part of the school's overall work-study requirement. The
school operates on a trimester calendar.
The… |
| academic year: apple cidering, sugar bush processing including
candy and baking, wreath making, etc.
• Richard has found… |
| supports over 500 acres. The farm manager appoints a student barn
manager.
Pete looks to independence as his main goal He… |
| The focus of the Land Use Program is on life. In science
classrooms and in the outdoors, students study what is known
and… |
| much space would be needed in the garden assuming mini-
mum distance between the rows?
• Set up a schedule of planting.
•… |
| A particular feature of Putney is the diversity of dorm space. The
campus houses students in very individual dorm settings,… |
| • The amount of student participation in the development of the
new dorm triggered a response in me that the children should… |
| the farmers' community network; life and death; and farm animals.
"Working piques their interest." She… |
| Wendell Berry, Annie Dillard, et al. She also spoke of "Philosophy
from Scratch," a simple idea about… |
| • The Mountain School's dilemma of meeting the academic de-
mands of the highest level of secondary education seems to… |
| tions sounded rather ideal. Children live in one of five "houses"
which in effect are lavish dorms… |
| work is required by neither the job schedule nor the academic
program, so he often finds himself without kids, working alone… |
| providing short-term boarding experiences (several days to several
weeks) for their students, accompanied by their teachers.… |
| HYPOTHETICAL SPACE ALLOCATION FOR HERSHEY FARM COMMONS
Computers
& Library
800 sq n
LIVING SPACE
Dining&… |
| commons should not loom large in the landscape; thus the slope
would serve also to conceal the size of the building. Like the… |
| The Hannover Principles
Copyright, 1992, William McDonough Architects
1. Insist on rights of humanity and nature to co-exist… |
| potential classroom spaces could provide for double-track use of the
property: Day visitors could use the classroom while… |
| The expected pattern of facility use is projected conservatively as
follows:
September
October
November
December
January… |
| informed belief in human progress and an understanding of the
balance of nature and super-nature-that
is, an overview of the… |
| Bird's-Eye View of Land-Based Curriculum
Literature
•Philosophy
•Memoirs
•Fiction
•History of land
Figure 4
Ecology… |
| The ecology program enables agriculture to be placed into an
interdisciplinary perspective as suggested by this excerpt from… |
| The implicit value of farming is self-
sufficiency, not "cash cropping: The
value of giving soltlething back to the… |
| information about the land, including scientific and historical infor-
mation, and, of course, changes in the landscape. This… |
| ,h
... work with th&. land is the
birthright of every child.
~
.1'
"''
;(!
and/ or… |
| by the bulb chart). This transformation of the Montessori vision is
aided by the introduction of Erdkinder.
Thus the planes… |
| But more than a vital link in the developmental continuum,
Erdkinder needs to be also linked with the story of life on earth… |
| Grazzini, C. (1996). The four planes of development. The
NAMTA Journal, 21(2), 208-241.
Kahn, D. (1997a). Normalization and… |
| 322 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 23, No. 1 • Winter 1998 |
| DIGGING DOWN DEEP: EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCES WITH THE EARTH IN A
GARDENING/FARMING
CONTEXT
by Emily Starr Eden
Emily Eden… |
| to leave the setting of their school behind for an experience on a farm.
Set on a mountain top and a tract of forest land, the… |
| graduate students who will become practicing farmers. Montessori
herself also makes the distinction that Erdkinder students… |
| ECOLOGY AND THE FARM
With the advent of environmentalisJ:!l, there began in the late
1960s an emphasis on ecology. The farm… |
| the pumpkins are marketed to the public and the study of economics
flourishes.
Another example of an interdisciplinary… |
| harvest the vegetable garden, preserve and freeze produce, plant
winter crops in the greenhouse, and make apple cider. In the… |
| My own experiences working with children and farming con-
firmed what Sarver (1985) postulates: that caring for another im-… |
| THE FARM AS BUILDER OF COMMUNITY
AND SELF
Two faiths can rise up in the man: faith in God and faith in
himself The two… |
| during the year. At the North Country School, there occurs a Harvest
Day during the fall, in which the entire school… |
| studied, the experience of working with the earth and connecting it
to curriculum only enhanced the learning. Despite the… |
| &o/,~IJC~C/eNi'i!OC4, ________________
_
FOUR NEW BOOKS OF INTEREST TO
MONTESSORIANS AND p ARENTS
MONTE.50111… |
| the format and the clear characterization of the classroom at work
provide an honest representation of what it really means to… |
| Wolf's survey is a resource which will provide a variety of
starters for conversations and classroom techniques about… |
| history of the choice movement, including an overview of voucher
systems and charter schools in California and elsewhere. Part… |
| THE PARENTS' GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVES IN EDUCATION
BY RONALD E. KOETZSCH
(1997, BOSTON: SHAMBHALA; ISBN 1-57062-067-9)… |
| school (in the home of Alexander Graham Bell) without her direct
management, and that it was due to this "proprietary… |
| NAMTANEWS
Fall Workshops Bring New
Partnerships
From the Children's House to the
Statehouse: Making the Network
Work… |
| an outgrowth of its Program of
Dialogue between Science and
Religion, was uncanny. Presenta-
tions by Thomas Berry, Philip… |
| ence program and registration
forms in this Journal issue).
Another Parent Education
Publication Planned
Continuing its… |
| Montessori Past, Present, and Possible:
A Global Celebration
COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF
MARIO… |
| PRESENTING.,,
Kay Baker is AMI Elementary Director of Training at the
Washington (DC) Montessori Institute.
Wmfried Bohm is… |
| THURSOA Y APRIL 23
7:00-9:00 pm
FRIDA v APRIL 24
9:00-10:00 am
PROGRAM
Registration and Reception
Past, Present, and… |
| ascertain the usefulness and influence of Montessori education for
the future.
12:00 noon-2:00 pm
Luncheon: The Montessori… |
| organization of story, logic, and truth, which comes to the inevitable
realization that to serve is to balance one's… |
| first Montessori training in South Africa, the country has experi-
enced the burgeoning growth of Montessori schools (nearly… |
| .....
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NAMTA… |
| CLASSIFIEDS
Alabama
SEEKING ADMINISTRATOR to
grow with our 32 yr. old AMS
not-for-profit school. Toddler,
preprimary,… |
| Director/ Administrator.
The
Santa Cruz Montessori School is
seeking an experienced Director/
Administrator. Founded in… |
| Good salary, benefits. MCDC is a
small 2 classroom school in a con-
verted house, founded in 1978. It
is located in a rural… |
| In view of the collaborative na-
ture of our school, excellent com-
munication skills are essential.
Respect, fairness, and… |
| to: Gena Engelfried, Academic
Director, Montessori in Redlands;
1890 Orange A venue; Redlands,
CA 92374 (909) 793-6989.… |
| Montessori School of Greater Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut
Administrator
The Montessori School of Greater Hartford
(… |
| ents in understanding
their
child's development.
Qualifications include: a master
teacher with Montessori certifi-… |
| ~ Authentic, complete, contemporary
~ Montessori Teacher
Training
Assistants to Infancy: Ages 0-3
Director: Judith Orion… |
| NE 11th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
33301 Fax # (954) 768-8117.
Montessori Country Day School
seeks AMI teacher for established… |
| tive salary and benefits, well-
equipped classrooms and a sup-
portive
parent
community.
Montessori certified director, ac… |
| settings and is currently enrolled
in the Elementary training course
would be preferred. Competitive
salary and benefits.… |
| ten located in Northwest Michi-
gan. The School was established
in 1978 and operates as an inde-
pendent non-profit… |
| which continue to provide new
materials, etc., for the classrooms
each year. The salary is competi-
tive and fringe benefits… |
| The Montessori Institute of San Diego
offers
AMI Primary Teacher Training Program
accredited by
Association Montessori… |
| Greenville Montessori School
Greenville, NC, private, non~
profit, established in 1981, is seek-
ing AMI teacher to start… |
| yr old NHMS, located in Phila
suburb, boasts an exp. & dedi-
cated staff, committed parent-run
board of directors… |
| sori trained teachers for the fol-
lowing positions due to building
and program expansion: (1) Tod-
dler teacher for 2-3… |
| Founded in 1973, Skinner Mon-
tessori School is located in his-
toric downtown Vancouver, just
minutes away from Portland,… |
| benefits. Please send your resume
and references to:
FELIX BEDNARSKI, HUMBER-
SIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL,
411 CLENDENAN A VENUE… |
| The
MONTESSORI INSTITUTE
OF ATLANTA
Primary Teacher Training Course
Certified by the
ASSOCIATION MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALE… |
| Become a Montessori Teacher
• preschool level (ages 3-6)
• bachelor's degree required
• master's program available… |
| loyola college in maryland
1998-99 AMI
Montessori Teacher
Training Courses
Baltimore, Maryland
Loyola College In Maryland… |
| main Road, Whakatane, New
Zealand, Fax 07 3070491, EMAIL-
sprouts@wa ve.co.nz.
United Kingdom
ENGLAND: Vacancy for Elemen… |
| Nienhuis, Gonzagareddi materi-
als, outdoor areas, stage in el-
ementary. Existing primary and
lower elementary, potential… |
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| Grace and Courtesy-A Human Responsibility
July 23-26. 1998
Oak Brook, Illinois
Dedicated to Mario Montessori
Conference… |
| PARTNERS IN PARENT EDUCATION
COMPANION VIDEOS to be used with the booklets
HAT IS Montessori Preschool? and
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| Send check or money order payable in U.S. currency to: NAMTA,
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