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Cosmic Education at the Elementary Level and the Role of the Materials

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istry or physics, and you cannot study life without its environ- ment, which brings us to geography. But then again, you…
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For the second quote, we find: "The child's intelligence ... a fertile field in which seeds may be sown&quot…
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is, or can be, referred to the whole; where the whole is a set of ordered parts; and, finally, where specialization of…

La Dottoressa Montessori at Durham

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istry or physics, and you cannot study life without its environ- ment, which brings us to geography. But then again, you…
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For the second quote, we find: "The child's intelligence ... a fertile field in which seeds may be sown&quot…
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is, or can be, referred to the whole; where the whole is a set of ordered parts; and, finally, where specialization of…

NAMTA Journal 12/2 08 School Profiles: Red Cloud Indian School's Montessori Program

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recommend it to the school and community on the Pine Ridge Reser- vation, and even to the state of South Dakota. The location…

NAMTA Journal 13/1 10 A Selection of Children's Books for Montessorians

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A Variety of Interesting Readers for Primary and Early Elementary I Can Read Se1'ies: Harper & Row, New York.…

NAMTA Journal 13/1 11 The Nature and Theory of Silence Activities in the Children's House

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Culturally too, silence has many interpretations. Within our society silence can be construed as inferring compliance or…

NAMTA Journal 13/1 13 Impressions and Reflections from the Soviet Union: Education and People

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included as a mandatory part of our school curricula. On the other hand, Konstantil explained, "Here we give the…

NAMTA Journal 13/1 14 AMI Montessori: Back to the Future

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EDITORIAL: AMI MONTESSORI: BACK TO THE FUTURE By David Kahn We are in the turmoil of becoming. And as one undergoes the…

NAMTA Journal 13/2 03 Interview: The Kodaikanal Experience (Kahn-Montessori Interview)

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THE KODAIKANAL EXPERIENCE Kahn-Montessori Interveiw From late 1942 to March, 1944, Maria Montessori was interned against her…
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was taking the RAFers through enemy territory to a place near Bel- gium where they could cross to go back home. And my two…
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Kahn: Another part of Cosmic Education are the charts and the time- lines. Doesn't your original work in Kodaikanal run…
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child can experience in nature that there is something eternal, present everywhere and always, which seems to have organized…

NAMTA Journal 13/2 08 Cosmic Education: Sowing Life, Not Theories

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COSMIC EDUCATION: SOWING LIFE, NOT THEORIES by David Kahn This is an attempt to clarify the role of Cosmic Education in…

NAMTA Journal 13/3 04 Other Studies of Children of Low Socioeconomic Status

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minutes of testing each month. Results showed that the cultural model consistently outperformed the Montessori model and the…
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The research took place in the Clavis Montessori Head Start centers staffed by Montessori teachers in Fullerton and Costa Mesa…

NAMTA Journal 15/1 02 Generous Understanding: Knowing Ourselves and Each Other

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GENEROUS UNDERSTANDING: KNOWING OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER by Edwin Delattre Delattre's wide range of human experience,…

NAMTA Journal 15/2 08 Multicultural Dimensions of Montessori: Philosophy and Method

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complex civilizations that the Mexican philosopher and educator Jose Vasconcelos dubbed them "the cosmic race.&…

NAMTA Journal 15/2 10 Montessori Education and Children Placed at Risk of School Failure

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MONTESSORI EDUCATION AND CHILDREN PLACED AT RISK OF SCHOOL FAILURE by Christopher Harris Mr. Harris' short but…

NAMTA Journal 16/1 03 The Montessori Movement (1956)

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director (and occupied this charge until his deathi Branches are func- tioning in many European, Asian, and American countries…

NAMTA Journal 16/2 02 Educational Reform: The Sixties and the Nineties

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ethnic groups struggling for popular control over the schools. In the midst of ugly strike and turmoil, there appeared quiet…

NAMTA Journal 16/2 18 Multi-Cultural Perspectives and School Reform

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understood better through discussions of bonding, and attachment, and so forth. And so they began to see that here was another…

NAMTA Journal 16/3 01 The Experiment for the Experiment

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strides they had touched che outer limits of che universe, they painted their timdines, collected fossils and rocks of…

NAMTA Journal 17/1 08 The Montessori Adolescent: Frameworks for Invention

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Don't call it Montessori. If it works along Montessori lines, that is good. But there is no Montessori method for the…

NAMTA Journal 18/1 08 The Intellectual Lives of Teachers

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To use more familiar language, the divine arts are theology and related studies. The liberal arts (traditionally classified as…

NAMTA Journal 18/1 11 Ruffing Montessori School Peace Curriculum: An Informal Narrative

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This will always stick in my mind: two men, talking about two black, disabled soldiers who had not been shot by the enemy but…

NAMTA Journal 18/3 01 The Adolescent and the Future

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Around six, the child un- dergoes a greattransfor- mation. He is now no longer satisfied with the society of his family and…

NAMTA Journal 18/3 08 Ethnic Neighborhoods Study—Ruffing Montessori Middle School, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

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Reading, seminars, field experiences, journaling, interviewing, and expository and creative writing are integrated into this…

NAMTA Journal 19/2 09 Seeking a Rightful Place

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disturbing the other's sleep and, more importanl, how to comfort each other when one awoke in the middle of the night out…

NAMTA Journal 19/3 01 Survey of Montessori Adolescent Programs: Interpretive Commentary

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Timeline of Montessori Adolescent Programs 1900 1910 1907: Casadei Bambini founded In Rome 1920 1930 early 1930s: first…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 12 In Memoriam: Elise Braun Barnett 1904-1994

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Rist, R. (1970). Social class and teacher expectations: The self- fulfilling prophecy in ghetto education. Harvard Educational…

NAMTA Journal 20/1 14 In Memoriam: Nancy McCormick Rambusch 1927-1994

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Rist, R. (1970). Social class and teacher expectations: The self- fulfilling prophecy in ghetto education. Harvard Educational…

NAMTA Journal 20/2 02 Linking the Family and the School: The Importance of Parental Choice in Admissions

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for the most part, dependent upon the opinions and decisions of teachers and school administrators in determining the…

NAMTA Journal 20/2 05 Grounds for Change: Learning Through Landscapes in Britain

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GROUNDS FOR CHANGE: LEARNING THROUGH LANDSCAPES IN BRITAIN by Bill Lucas There are more than 30,000 schools in Britain.…

NAMTA Journal 20/2 07 Dare to Do Erdkinder: Report from Chicago

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need to return to Montessori's writing-particularly From Childhood to Adolescence and Education and Peace. But it was…

NAMTA Journal 20/3 02 Maria Montessori and the "Glass House"

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MARIA MONTESSORI AND THE "GLASS HOUSE" by Alan Bonsteel, MD Dr. Bonstee/' s article not only conveys…
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and Montessori teaching in the U.S. fell on hard times. Some of the new "Montessori" schools in the U.S.…

NAMTA Journal 22/1 05 Cosmic Education at the Elementary Level and the Role of the Materials

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is try or physics, and you cannot study life without its environ- ment, which brings us to geography. But then again, you…
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For the second quote, we find: "The child's intelligence ... a fertile field in which seeds may be sown&quot…

NAMTA Journal 22/1 08 Evolution and Flow

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parison with this all-too-frequent condition, the total involvement of flow is experienced as rewarding. Our studies over the…
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF FLOW There are many reasons why experiencing flow is beneficial. Per- haps the most important is also the…

NAMTA Journal 22/1 13 The Learning Organization: A Model for Educational Change

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THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION: A MODEL FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE by Rexford Brown Dr. Brown first highlights the ways in which a…
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designed to meet new needs, it becomes increasingly isolated from its clients or customers. Broken into tiny subunits where…

NAMTA Journal 23/1 11 Self and Evolution

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Q: How do we make what we have to offer as teachers or as parents valued? As Montessori teachers or as Montessorians, how do…

NAMTA Journal 23/2 01 Mario Montessori: In Search of a Deeper Freedom, A Life's Journey of Educational Ideas

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universe; for one must encounter the facts of nature so that the imagination can build its vision of the whole based in the…

NAMTA Journal 23/2 04 The Impact of India

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Kodaikanal, India THE IMPACT OF INDIA by Mario M. Montessori Looking back on the checkered life of Dr. Montessori in this…

NAMTA Journal 23/2 05 The Kodaikanal Experience: Kahn - Montessori Interview

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Kodaikanal, India THE KooAIKANAL EXPERIENCE: KAHN-MONTESSORI INTERVIEW by David Kahn David Kahn: You once alluded to…
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of creation should fashion that the e it but absorb it i h~y will feel that o lace to live in, a p ace w ere generosity…
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had its cosmic task. And some of these tasks were not pleasant for human beings. The children might consider the task horrible…
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contained by a cylinder, it pushes together. When you take the sides of the cylinder off, it pushes together. Then you…
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Montessori: Yes. In the olden times, Dr. Montessori had the children up to six, and then from time to time would keep children…

NAMTA Journal 23/2 06 The Unconscious in History

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Kodaikanal, India THE UNCONSCIOUS IN HISTORY by Maria Montessori In the book The Absorbent Mind, the influence of the &…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 05 The Montessori Family and Me

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ing fourteen leaf-shaped insets with wooden frames. The study of leaves launched the children into a detailed and particular…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 12 The Erdkinder Story: In the Beginning

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The adolescent is a social embryo, so your prepared environ• ment must be what society is all about, in the context of the…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 13 Children's Participation: Involving Young Citizens in Community Development and Environmental Care

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Anyone planning to involve children in a community participation project should be prepared to answer such questions as…

NAMTA Journal 24/1 16 Maria Montessori: A Learner Taught by Children

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MARIA MONTESSORI: A LEARNER TAUGHT BY CHILDREN by Robert G. Buckenmeyer In 1915, Maria Montessori traveled to San Francisco…

NAMTA Journal 24/3 04 Discovering the Artist Within

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Listening to poetry is art unto itself. Like listening to jazz or opera, it involves both a disciplined listening and a deep…

NAMTA Journal 24/3 09 The Cultural Significance of the Story of the Universe

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Though the discovery of cosmic and terrestrial evolution has involved humans from a diversity of cultural backgrounds and can…

NAMTA Journal 25/1 04 The Casa Dei Bambini: Paths to Culture

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It was Maria Montessori' s insight that the child had within an "inner teacher" that dictated a &…

NAMTA Journal 25/1 06 Montessori to Romania: Project Update

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First a little political and geographical orientation: Romania is an Eastern European country. It is surrounded by the Black…

NAMTA Journal 25/1 15 Obituary Maria Christlieb Robles

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First a little political and geographical orientation: Romania is an Eastern European country. It is surrounded by the Black…
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It was Maria Montessori' s insight that the child had within an "inner teacher" that dictated a &…

NAMTA Journal 25/2 06 The Genius of Montessori History

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In October, 1939, Maria and Mario, her son, landed in Madras, south India, guests of George Arundale, President of the…
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The Greek word cosmic has four complementary and interwoven meanings. On its basic level, it means order and harmony; then…
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The third thing we should understand is that elementary children were full partners in the creation of cosmic education. The…

NAMTA Journal 26/1 04 Optimal Developmental Outcomes for the Child Aged Six to Twelve: Social, Moral, Cognitive, and Emotional…

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ment. Knowledge is what the human mind strives to acquire and what gives the child a rewarding life. MORAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE…
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REFERENCES Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, & Kevin Rathunde. "The Devel- opment of the Person: An Experiential…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 08 Designing for the Needs of Adolescents: An Interview with John McNamara

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Near the end of the war I leaned toward the Japanese side. And when the war ended I was sad. I was sad and relieved. I was…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 11 Reflections from the Farm

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written material, discussion, and a variety of field experi- ences. Each student will: • Read Travels with Charley, by John…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 17 Erdkinder: The Experiment for the Experiment (Interview with Margaret Elizabeth Stephenson and A.M…

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Joosten: The seventh leg is someone who really wants to do it. But it's not enough to want to. That is where we have to…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 23 A Historical Look at Montessori's Erdkinder

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all contributed to a spirit of reevalua tion and reform in education that began in the last decades of the nineteenth century…
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ideas of Erdkinder out of this milieu is the thesis that the documenta- tion in this paper seeks to demonstrate. She as much…
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road to achieving economic independence." A big difference, perhaps the largest difference, of the Erdkinder when…
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from fairly affluent families who ran away from home for the thrill of becoming street musicians and earnjng a few pennies on…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 24 The Origins of Agrarianism and the Development of the Self

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really meant is often arduous work and could potentially make prac- tical implementation more complicated, but in our desire…
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Marchetti, Maria Teresa. "La scuola per gli adolescenti- IJI." Vita del/'lnfanzia 2.3 (1953) 7+.…

NAMTA Journal 26/3 34 Towards a Positive Education for Adolescents: An Example from the Humanities

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that assessed the ability to discriminate various tastes, smells, sounds, and textures, the study found that these individuals…

NAMTA Journal 27/3 12 The Natural World as Prepared Environment

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trembled in the morning sun. They were golden, translu- cent, amazing sheaves of wheat. The light drove down the shafts of…
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Hoffman, E. Visions of Innocence. Boston: Shambhala Pub- lications, 1992. Huchingson, J. E. (Ed.) Religion and the Natural…

NAMTA Journal 28/1 13 Teaching Nature: From Philosophy to Practice

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holistic, or even naturalistic values that fly in the face of disciplinary thinking. Science, geography, history, and other…

NAMTA Journal 28/3 02 A Comparison of Montessori and Traditional Middle Schools: Motivation, Quality of Experience, and Social…

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foJlowed by the genius. His characteristics are absorbed attention, a profound concentration which isolates him from all the…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 03 An Interview with Camillo Grazzini: Celebrating Fifty years of Montessori Work

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context provided by the psychological planes of development, it was easier to see the materials as part of a whole rather than…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 17 My Tribute to Mario Montessori

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with his back to my table just where my lighted cigarette was protrud- ing beyond the edge and burned the elegant beige linen…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 18 Maria Montessori and Supranature: Wireless Telegraphy

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invisible causes of a mysterious kind of communication, that nonetheless transport the actual voice of Man and the thoughts…

NAMTA Journal 29/1 22 Camillo 26-01-04

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invisible causes of a mysterious kind of communication, that nonetheless transport the actual voice of Man and the thoughts…
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with his back to my table just where my lighted cigarette was protrud- ing beyond the edge and burned the elegant beige linen…
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context provided by the psychological planes of development, it was easier to see the materials as part of a whole rather than…

NAMTA Journal 30/1 12 The Great River

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THE GREAT RIVER by Baiba Krumins Grazzini The Great River is sometimes referred to as a metaphor for human unity, which has…

NAMTA Journal 30/1 14 On Becoming a Citizen of the World: Can Montessori Achieve Its Aim?

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Because of our human tendency to perfection, we adults struggle to find the perfect solution, the perfect time, the perfect…

NAMTA Journal 30/2 12 Montessori Without Borders

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CONCRETIZING COSMIC EDUCATION IN INDIA: A MONTESSORI HISTORICAL ACCOUNT by Ela Eckert Ela Eckert's detailed account of…

NAMTA Journal 30/2 13 Concretizing Cosmic Education in India: A Montessori Historical Account

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House and a Montessori elementary school were from the beginning and for many decades an explicit part of the educational…
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classes existed for students from the ages of six to twelve, but in Kodaikanal Maria Montessori developed cosmic education as…
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about this: " ... when coming to Kodaikanal, a whole new world opened up for Mario. He was mostly experimenting and…
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Because of its seclusion, the population of Kodai grew slowly despite the favorable climate, and always there were many more…
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and finally abandoned. Remaining are unique archives with histori- cal documents about the Jesuit missionaries in southern…
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children, the Swedish and the Jewish school, as well as a few Catholic schools for the children of Tamil families. How was…
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opened a small school, where she began working with four children and eventually, together with other Indian women, cared for…
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Maria Montessori probably was notable to appreciate the unusual diversity of nature with the same open-mindedness with which…

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