| efforts. In short, we can use measuring school climate to foster truly
authentic learning communities. (For more information… |
| ship of the meeting have spurred my thinking and learning. For that,
I am deeply grateful.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I am pleased to… |
| ge11t. Ed. R. Bar-On, J.G. Maree, & M.J. Elias. Westport,
CT: Praeger, 2007.
Cohen,J., L. McCabe, N.M. Mitchel Ii,… |
| APPENDIX
A
"EVIDENCE-BASED"
CURRICULUM
AND
PROGRAMMATIC
EFFORTS THAT SUPPORT SEEAE
• Center for the… |
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Molly O'Shaughnessy
296 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 33, No. I • Winter 2008 |
| MONTESSORI OUTREACH:
A PLATFORM FOR CHANGE
by Molly O'Shaughnessy
Molly O'5/za ughnessy' s plan for social… |
| A REVOLUTION
IN EDUCATION
Dr. Montessori's discoveries began a revolution in education. A
sudden, radical, and… |
| education and peace, I realized I personally needed to take action to
help remedy this situation.
Our board was quickly… |
| The campaign itself is $6.8 million, which requires an extensive
reach into the philanthropic community as well as talking to… |
| The first reaction might be to defend our position and explain why
these perceptions are incorrect. (And of course some of… |
| dialogue and an ordinary discussion is that, within the latter people
usually hold relatively fixed positions and argue in… |
| The capacity to see what is possible and how to get there is the
innate mechanism for evolution and social progress. The edit… |
| nization that financially supports social entrepreneurs, explains,
"Social. entrepreneurs are not content just to… |
| rate with others. "Leadership is an art, something to be learned over
time, not simply by reading books. Leadership… |
| No vision can be realized without
continuous and sustained work.
When we commit ourselves to
something, it literally… |
| • R. F. Bigelow Foundation
· I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation
· Otto Bremer Foundation
· Minnesota Association for Infant… |
| student we trained last year from Australia, Julie Retallick, went to
help set up the school with Betty and they have been… |
| or what we perceive something to be, we open the world of possibility
with endless boundaries.
ln a speech delivered in South… |
| REFERENCES
"Ashoka Questions and Answers." Ashoka. July 29, 2005
<www.ashoka.org/ w hat_is /… |
| "What Is a Social Entrepreneur?" Ashoka. July 29, 2005
<http://ashoka.org/social_entrepreneur>… |
| Mary B. Verschuur
312 The NAMTA Jou ma/ • Vol. 33. No. I • Winter 2008 |
| THE SPONTANEOUS, INTERESTED, AND
OBSERVANT ADULT IN THE
PREPARED ENVIRONMENT
by Mary Verschuur
Tit is insiglttful article… |
| that it would be important for me to acknowledge the reality of the time
of year and to be practical rather than theoretical… |
| called for, but the spontaneous
activity of the adults must be
and is as firmly grounded in
principle as is the spontaneous… |
| lack of interest. By paying attention to and observing our own re-
sponses as to how we feel when noise or disorder pollutes… |
| It is al.so helpful, dare I say necessary, for staff to share their
observations of the children and their reactions to events… |
| fixed or highlighted in the follow-up re-presentation may come from
any or all of the sources of information. These pointers… |
| 7. Be interested yourself if you want to captivate the child's
interest.
During the course of my program, we were able… |
| Linda Davis
320 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 33. No. I • Winter 2008 |
| FROM CARE OF OTHERS AND THE
ENVIRONMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE
AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
THE EMERGENCE OF THE SOCIAL AND… |
| success to their Montessori experience. Isn't that success enough?
Who has the time and energy to take on more than that… |
| eyes, energy to burn, and he had come from a play group where there
were few limits on behavior, including throwing things… |
| erased, and something else being written. It was getting silly and
becoming a distraction.
Here's reality. A three-year-… |
| engagement in the real social and economic world; and their working
out problems through community meetings is informed by… |
| Independence and socialization.
Remember the chapter on social development
from The Ab-
sorbent Mind?
Dr. Montessori… |
| How do we both direct and protect the
power of the will so that it can grow?
This, in my opinion, is our greatest
challenge… |
| Darn. Can't they develop their will by having us explain it to them?
That would be so much easier and more efficient.… |
| down, looking into the second pitcher. He picks up the pitcher con-
taining water. The gaze of his eyes moves from the second… |
| growth of personality, demonstrates, almost as in a splen-
did revelation, the true manner in which man renders
himself… |
| The next day they asked to eat lunch with me. We discussed the
kinds of birds that we could see out the window-you
get the… |
| program. What are those values?" They name the two big R's-respect
and responsibility. They also list ethical,… |
| Here's the kick ending.
"To ensure moral salvation, it is primariJ y necessary to depend on
oneself, because in… |
| by Miss Child that "We don't sit on tables, dear," the young woman
got down, as if hearing this for the… |
| the power of self-direction
increasing by degrees
in the sum
these
of successively
repeated acts,
are the stout
little… |
| Montessori, Maria. From Childhood to Adolesce11ce. 1948.
Rev. ed. Trans. A.M. Joosten. Oxford: Clio, 1996.
Montessori, Maria… |
| EARLY INTERVENTION ON A LARGE SCALE
by Arthur J. Rolnick and Rob Grunewald
It is rare that n top official at fl,e Federal… |
| From birth until about the age of
five, a child undergoes tremendous
development. If this period of life
includes support… |
| undergoes tremendous development. If this period of life includes
support for growth in language, motor skills, adaptive… |
| provide scholarships for children in low-income families who aren't
able to afford a quality early childhood program.… |
| tuition or would be lay-
ered on top of existing pri-
vate and public funds, such
as child-care subsidies, to
enhance… |
| INVESTING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
All but a dozen states now offer some form of state-financed
preschool education. But funding… |
| • Illinois' Chicago Child-Parent Centers served 1,500 children.
Participants have been followed to age twenty.
How did… |
| NAMTA NEWS
NAMTA's CoNTR1euno To THE CENTENARY YEAR
With its touring exhibit, A Montessori Journey: 1907-2007, NAMTA… |
| NAMTA CONFERENCES UNDERSCORE
SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL
REFORM
Conferences during the spring and fall of 2007 expressed a theme… |
| THE MONTESSORI
HIGH SCHOOL AT UNIVERSITY
CIRCLE:
NAMTA's KEY OruENTATIO
FOR PROJECT 2012
The new Montessori High… |
| The NAMT A Center for
Montessori Adolescent Studies (NCMAS)
Presents Its Annual Professional Development Event
A Montessori… |
| CLASSIFIEDS
California
Elementary position open March
JO-Montessori School of Fremont,
located in the sunny southeast bay… |
| tobea LargeCenterDirectorwith the
CO DeptofHumanServices. Strong
communication skills, written and
oral are a must.… |
| The HAND
is the instrument of
the MIND.
❖
The CHILD
is the instrument of
the FUTURE.
350 The NAMTA Joumal • Vol. 33, No… |
| Connecticut
Exciting Opporhmity in Hart-
ford, CT
AMI Elementary Trained Teach-
ers Needed
Teaching positions for the 2008… |
| competitivesalarywith benefits. To
explore the possibility of being part
ofourdynamicanddedicated teach-
ing team, please… |
| Montessori Institute of Atlanta
Primary level (ages 3-6)
Now accepting applications for September 2008
• Comprehensive nine-… |
| Idaho
Pioneer Montessori School in
beautiful Ketchum,Idahoisexpand-
ing at all levels. While solidifying
our PrePrimary (… |
| miles west of Chicago. We have a
very low staff turnover rate, and are
looking for a Preschool Directress
who will be… |
| Email: andriel.dt•cs@
wmitchell.t-du (preferred method
for receiving resumes)
Sunn) Hollow Monh.•..,son
Altn: Search… |
| LOYOLA
COLLEGEJNMARn..\ND
Washington Montessori Institute
at Loyola College in Maryland
Graduate Programs in Montessori… |
| The Montessori Community
School seeks an experienced Pri-
mary Montessori-trained educator
for the position of Primary… |
| fall of 2008. LCMCS is located in
Gresham, Oregon, with a support-
iveandactivecommunity. We offer
salary and benefits… |
| Accredited program and teacher
training program on site.
Call 864-654-4483
E-mail: director@clemson
mon tessori.com… |
| ~
II
Montessori Institute of North Texas
formerly known as MTRCD
AMI Training • Summer Courses
MINT
9304 Forest Ln.… |
| MCS has a unique 6-acre campus
environment atop Pantops Moun-
tain that incorporates the indoor and
ou tdoorspaces, and… |
| McLean, VA 22101
Phone: 703-356-5437
Fax: 703-356-6620
E-mail: wendiemarsh@
gmail.com
Web:www.brooksfieldschool.org… |
| I
Receive )!01.,11• t\.J\I\.J. Diplomo fm-Teochi,19 ;Ages 6-12!
Upcoming Courses:
Three-Summer Format Begins June 2008… |
| Start date is flexible, part time in-
volvement in early 2008 preferred.
Competitive compensation, sub-
sidized housing… |
| O ~ Montessori
~'1Rft\ Institute
MINW Northwest
Come to the beautiful Pacific Northwest for
Mo-ntessori Teacher… |
| including band and choral. Experi-
ence in drama is a great asset as well
as Montessori elementary training
or adolescent… |
| The successful candidate must be
experienced in both Montessori
teaching and administration. She or
he must have the ability… |
| The environment is fuUy equipped
with Montessori materials and
handcrafted furnishjngs made by
Balinese craftsmen.
The… |
| experienced AMI 9-12 Elementary
teacher for the remainder of the 2007-
2008 school year, as well as, for the
fall of 2008.… |
| • Phone: 1-877-975-3003
Practical Lif~
Woodworking,
Pouring, Polishing,
Washing, Cooking,
Cleaning Up,
Gardening,
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