All behaviours are communication
In a recent staff meeting, North-eastern Montessori School educators spent time revisiting the idea that all children’s behaviour is a form of communication. Human beings are complex and can have
A Little Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of Montessori vs Steiner
Foundations The period in which Dr. Maria Montessori’s and Rudolf Steiner’s philosophies germinated was influential in their construction and lent a humanistic element to both philosophies. Social reform was a
10 Key Differences of Montessori Education
Education and schooling is an experience we’ve all had and everyone has their own impression of it spanning from a good experience to a horrible one – often accepting it
Benefits of learning in a mixed-age classroom
Do you really want your child learning in a mixed-age classroom, where there will be an even wider range of skills and abilities amongst students? Well, if we look at
What would Dr Montessori say about technology in the classroom?
Montessori education can have a bit of a reputation for valuing and upholding some ‘old-fashioned’ ways of doing things such as cloth washing with a corrugated washboard and favouring chalkboards
Year 6 Graduation – a collaborative approach
Each year our final year Cycle 3 students – the Year 6 cohort – are celebrated in a Graduation Ceremony to farewell them from the School. In keeping with the
Resilience in the time of Distance Learning
The big catch word in education these days is “resilience” and much has been written and spoken about it around the world. It is believed that building resilience equips one
Montessori: The Conquest of Independence
Independence is one of the key principles and goals of Montessori Method of education as Dr. Maria Montessori tells us in The Discovery of the Child that, “If teaching is