Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/2 11 The Infant-Parent Class: Maximizing Outcomes The infant-parent class offers the school's first opportunity for a prepared environment and utilizes observation as an important tool for parents. Purposeful work is given to both parents and their young children. Montessori principles, such as teaching…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/2 10 What is the Ideal Infant Group Care Environment: Montessori Nido Versus Infant Daycare Programs Emily Shubitz appreciates the Nido and all of its facets and is well aware of the pioneers--Adele Costa Gnocchi and Silvana Montanaro--as she emphasizes the Nido being a developmental force rather than just a babysitting source. Her list for creating a Nido…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/2 09 Common Toddler Behaviors and Ways to Keep Calm Mary Santelman discusses all forms of biting, the labeling of a biter, the biter as victim or victimizer, and record keeping of biting behavior. On the list of toddler behaviors, she also examines tantrums, including insights into the child's emotional needs,…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/2 08 An Overview of Family Star Montessori School Family Star Montessori School is well acquainted with "under-three" child care having served 3000 children over the last twenty-three years. Many of the children come from below the poverty line and bring strong diversity to the enrollment of the program…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/2 07 An Overview of the Bachman Lake Community School 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…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/2 06 Applying Montessori Theory to Break the Cycle of Poverty: A Unique Multi-Generational Model of… The authors accept urban reform as their main calling with their aim being to break the poverty cycle with a multi-faceted, educational, and family-centered approach. The authors speak about providing a broad range of education programs and social services…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/2 05 Montessori Partners Serving All Children: An Outreach Initiative of the Montessori Center of Minnesota Montessori Partners Serving All Children is endorsed in terms of economic development as a statistically proven return for the money, leadership, parent education, institutional partners, and a sense of community in preparing teachers to serve families with a…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/2 03 Following the Family: An Overview of the Birth-to-Six Research Project Jacqueline Cossentino's research looks at the culture of the family as it pertains to four birth-to-six centers: Montessori Partners Serving All Children, in St. Paul, MN, Crossway Montessori Communities in Kensington, MD, East Dallas Community Schools in…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/2 04 Montessori Early Childhood Education in the Public Sector: Opportunities and Challenges Janet Begin's paper is based on the recognition and recent discussion of early childhood education in America. Her research touches on the challenges of implementing Montessori birth-to-six programs at Cornerstone Montessori School, Crossway Community…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/2 02 Montessori All Day: Gracious Living with Children beyond the Hours of a Typical School Day Connie Black takes a broad view as she makes the case for the all-day Montessori. She assembles Montessori historical literature to give authenticity to a full-day program that is true to Montessori's "aid to life." The Montessori prepared environment…
