In an effort to assist our graduates and schools with their observation and record-keeping efforts, NAMC has just recently completed Mastery Checklists for our Montessori elementary programs. These checklists complement the scope of activities contained in the current edition NAMC curriculum manuals for each program:
…We are confronted with a considerable development of consciousness that has already taken place, but now that consciousness is thrown outwa...
In this day and age, odds are that many of your Montessori upper elementary students are extremely familiar and comfortable with computers...
One of the hardest things I had to learn as a Montessori teacher coming from a public school background was to resist asking students ques...
The end of the year is always a time of reflection, no matter where we live. Very often, this reflection centers on thanksgiving, good wil...
If I had to list one of my favorite movies of all time, it would be the 2004 animated film, The Polar Express , based on the Caldecott win...
The task set before themselves by masters has generally been to mould soft material and fill empty vessels, but we must set ourselves to se...
I loved going to the library as a child. The smell, the endless possibilities of books, and the freedom to pick any book and as many books...
I worked at a Montessori school that had a wonderful winter solstice tradition. On the last day before winter break, the entire school wou...
