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…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/2 01 The Best for the Youngest: The Path toward Unity In this three-part article, Molly O'Shaughnessy gives the first principles that break down the myths of poverty and discusses the actual community partnerships that impact the poverty cycle and make Montessori education accessible for all children. Next,…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/1 10 Toward the Ultimate Goal of Peace: How a Montessori Education at the High School Level Supports Moral… This paper is the synthesis of Elizabeth Henke's four years of work from 2009-2013: three years at the high school and one year at the University for Peace. She summarizes, "A Montessori high school education should reveal to the adolescent a pathway to peace…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/1 09 The Positive Personality of the Montessori Adolescent A theory paper that gives a universal portrait of the "noble adolescent" directly quotes from Montessori. Pat Ludick defines the adolescent as they search for their future roles in a changing world, seek a happy life, form a compatible and collaborative…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/1 08 Community, Freedom, and Discipline in a Caring Montessori Environment John McNamara's historically rich descriptions of his adolescent community life in one school where he taught the same children from grade one to grade eight sends a warm message of the merge of elementary and middle-school personalities as they are beginning…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/1 07 Into the City: Near North Montessori School and the Uses of Environment Rick Mosher's coining of the word "Urbkinder" reminds us that the city provides a broad environment for learning with key experiences being defined by the student's choice of in-depth involvement. Quoting John Long, these city experiences are real, engaging,…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/1 05 Blending Differing Perspectives of Parents and Guides: Meeting Parents Where They Are and Bringing Them… Maura Joyce's clear approach to initiating parent education is to recognize where the parents are on their own journey as parents. By listening to the parents' hopes, fears, and desired outcomes for their children acknowledges the family's perspective and…
