As Montessori educators, our mission is to provide the best possible education for all students in our Montessori learning environments.
The trend in 2018 is to speak about digital technology, digital disruption to future jobs, creative industries, entrepreneurship and of course the types of jobs that will disappear or change radically.
Australia has one of the highest rates of spending per child on toys, with our children averaging 250 toys each. Today’s consumer society and marketing drives parents to buy more toys, whether it be buying the latest trend, responding to
Montessori Australia recently hosted the “Montessori for the Digital Age Forum” featuring the noted digital parenting educator Dr Kristy Goodwin. In her workshop entitled “Plugged-in Childhoods”, Montessori leaders and educators were given evidence-based research and practical information about raising healthy
In a Montessori environment writing is introduced before reading; the reverse of most other methods of education. When writing, the words come from the child (the child knows what they are wanting to express) however reading is a more complex
Children are capable of more self reliance than their parents sometimes think. With the right support your child can learn to meet many of their own needs, and will often joyfully rise to an opportunity convincingly put.
Children learn best when they interact with materials or topics of their own choosing. In the Montessori classroom they are not only gaining knowledge but also learning to concentrate and manage their time independently. The content is not separate from
It’s never too early – nor too late, for that matter – to start Montessori at home and witness the profound benefits of this time-tested and transformational approach to raising confident, joyful, independent young people.
