Digital Object NAMTA Journal 43/3 08 Living by Gaia The 2018 Cleveland conference screened a documentary film titled "Symbiotic Earth: How Lynn Margulis Rocked the Boat and Started a Scientific Revolution." NAMTA conference participants enjoyed this memorable premier event in honor of Lynn Margulis, her…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 43/3 05 Of Natural Science, Women's History, and Montessori's Theory of Knowledge Kathleen Allen's reverence for the stories of women naturalists spanning from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, and their parallel scientific interest in the documentation of life cycles through art and narratives, gives support to the child in…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 43/3 03 The (Missing) Politics in Environmental and Sustainability Education David Orr suggests that environmentalist and peace educators must teach civics, law, government, and political history to deeply cultivate an understanding of the influences and policies that create and perpetuate environmental destruction and humanitarian…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 43/3 04 Maria Montessori's Cosmic Stories and Contemporary Science Gerard Leonard uncovers the living organic vision of Montessori scientific thought principles to ponder for our generation of Montessori: "To be ecoliterate is to understand the basic principles of ecology and to endeavor to live by them. Having a systems…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 43/3 02 Place-Based Education and Citizen Science: Resources for Learning beyond the Classroom This fully documented article about place-based education and citizen science offers annotated sources that can be used for Montessori programs at all levels and in all settings for site selection and curriculum connections. This compilation of resources can…
News On This Day, 6 January 1907, Trailblazing The Italian physician and educator opened her first school in Rome on this day in 1907. In the article by Sonja Anderson from Smithsonian Magazine, she looks at "How Trailblazing Teacher Maria Montessori Transformed the Realm of Children’s Education". Read the ...
News Donations of Historical Personal Documents from Legacy Montessorians The AMI Montessori Archives have also benefitted from donations of books and historical personal documents of legacy Montessorians, such as Claude Claremont, Margot Waltuch, Phoebe Child, Margaret Homfray, Antonietta Paolini, Grazia Honegger Fresco, and Maria ...
Page Digital Repository Policy The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) will preserve, secure and provide open access to digital data to ensure that the legacy and life’s work of Maria Montessori will be made available to the world in perpetuity.
Page File Naming Conventions The AMI Montessori Archives observes the following conventions for file naming. Use a consistent file naming convention. Document the file naming convention. File names must be unique. File names should be short but descriptive (less than 25 characters) (Briney, 2...
News AMI Research Threads This October AMI launched its new series AMI Research Threads. As part of the series, we will post a research article recommended by our Global Research Group on the first Thursday of every month. The purpose of the series is to curate, highlight, and comment o...
