Digital Object NAMTA Journal 38/1 11 Sowing the Seeds of the Sciences: Our Gift to the Future Audrey Sillick's article, first printed in 1988, provides a theory base for Maria Montessori's foundational emphasis on the biological sciences and the sustainability of a living, organic planet Earth as part of the educational process "of becoming more fully…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 38/1 10 The Kodaikanal Experience: Chapter II. Kahn-Montessori Interview This article provides an interview transcript between David Kahn and Mario Montessori (1898-1982), son of Dr. Maria Montessori. Mario Montessori dedicated his life to the preservation, dissemination and application of Montessori's works. Herein Kahn asks…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 38/1 09 The Kodaikanal Experience: Chapter I. Kahn-Wikramaratne Interview The Kodaikanal years were from late 1942 to March, 1944, a period of internment for Maria Montessori against her will in India. Yet in these remote hills, a fanfare and training course emerged, and so did the inspiration for an in-depth unification principle…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 38/1 07 At Home in the Natural World Jim Roberts captures the challenges of walking with small groups of children under six, building confidence in bushwhacking trails, and walking on brambles. Mr. Roberts gives many clues as to indirect teaching moments while enjoying the ramble with an…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 38/1 08 Montessori Special Education and Nature's Playground Nimal Vaz takes us to the essentials of Montessori as an aid to life for all children, particularly children with special needs. She challenges teachers to truly provide experiences in nature: observing anthills, identifying bird nests, or taking an olfactory…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 38/1 06 Ecosystems in the Backyard: Preparing a Diverse Outdoor Environment for Primary (Ages Three to Six)… Mary Verschuur chronicles the outdoor work of Lincoln Montessori School in prairie, forest, and indoor greenhouse environments, pointing out the application of the prepared environment principles to the natural world. Implicit to the design are opportunities…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 38/1 05 Exercises of Practical Life: 3 to 6 Compared to 6 to 12. Kodaikanal Advanced Course, India, 1943-44,… This simple, first-published article by Mario Montessori was written in Kodaikanal, India, and reveals a great Montessori truth that has never been so explicit: There are developmental stages for practical life that cross over into nature study and living…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 38/1 04 Bonding with the Natural World: The Roots of Environmental Awareness With delicate literary style and allusions, Louise Chawla combines her ecological research and Montessori background to portray the unfolding of childhood in natural places. Starting with "enchantment with the world" as the basis for nature education for the…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 38/1 03 The Children's House Lili Peller's "The Children's House" essay begins where Maria Montessori left off in her description of space articulations. Peller does not name Montessori specifically as she always had a desire to become independent in her own right as a neo-Freudian child…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 38/1 02 Nature in Education 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…
