By Hannah Khiani In these unprecedented times of lockdown and a global pandemic, some families have, for the first time in years, been forced to spend more time than ever with each other. While the situation may have caused frustration at times, many parents have also reported that they have felt closer to their children … Continue reading The Clean Cafe – an Observation of Post-Lockdown Play…
Month: Jul 2020
Is It Still Work If It Is Not Freely Chosen?
As practitioners we need to protect the children’s need to make spontaneous choices and engage in activities which are meaningful to them and demonstrate their inner need, and which will contribute towards the construction of the human being they are going to be.Isaacs, 2020 Revisiting the Integrating Montessori webinar about what we, as Montessorians, consider … Continue reading Is It Still Work If It Is Not Freely Chosen?
Journey to Diversity
“The real preparation for education is a study of one’s self. The training of the teacher who is to help life is something far more than the learning of ideas. It includes the training of character, it is a preparation of the spirit”Montessori, M. (2007, p. 120) As a Dutch national who grew up and … Continue reading Journey to Diversity