Digital Object NAMTA Journal 21/3 09 Outdoor Settings for Playing and Learning: Designing School Grounds to Meet the Needs of the Whole Child… Presents a list of imaginative design options for optimal outdoor learning as well as intimate contact with nature. Focuses on entrances, pathways, signage and displays, barriers and enclosures, manufactured equipment and play structures, multipurpose game…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 21/3 06 Northwoods Montessori Full-Day Program Describes the trial-and-error approach of Northwoods (Atlanta, Georgia) Montessori School's experiment in all-day Montessori for preschoolers. Contrasts the school's original half-day program with the subsequent all-day programs, and outlines student and…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 21/3 07 The Effects of Day Care on Infant-Parent Attachment in Children Under Three Reviews research into the effects of full-time day care on parent-child bonding, noting a number of weaknesses in research in this area, namely small sample size. Concludes that while most research finds that early day care can potentially disrupt the…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 21/3 04 The Casa of Sèvres, France Discusses the author's teaching experiences during the 1930s at "La Maison des Enfants," a Montessori school in Sevres, France. Provides photographs and descriptions of the school day, outdoor activities, gardening, cooking and eating, practical activities,…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 21/3 05 All-Day Montessori: Making It Work Discusses the implementation of Montessori principles in an all-day setting, noting that children's emotional and physical needs require more attention in an all-day setting than in a half-day program. Also focuses on the important role of the teacher as a…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 21/3 02 The Children's House Discusses the important influence of nursery school design on the learning experiences of preschool children, focusing on the design of the "Haus Der Kinder," an all-day Montessori preschool that operated in Vienna in the 1930s. Notes the importance of a…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 21/3 01 All-Day Montessori: Notes on the History of the Experiment Discusses the development of all-day Montessori programs over the last several decades, focusing on the contrasts between traditional day care programs and the Montessori educational experience. Also notes the application of Montessori principles to day care…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 21/2 17 The Four Planes of Development Presents two charts designed by Maria Montessori to illustrate the four planes of development. Claims that Montessori's meticulously researched commentary signals an emerging organic vision of the developmental continuum from birth to adulthood that is…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 21/2 15 Response to "Parenting for Independence" Claims that Matthews sees independence as moving freely and being able to function apart from the adult, leading to competence and cognitive development for life. Reiterates the importance of emotion, relationships, and the mother as the central part of the…
