Art is one of the many ways children express themselves. Art is a way for children to communicate their feelings. It is through art that children develop their fine motor skills. In the Montessori environment, we provide open-ended art activities that help children explore and use their creativity. When it …

Montessori education has been referred to as “peace education”; Montessorian Sonnie McFarland calls peace education a “Montessori best practice” (Montessori Life, January 2005); and even Gandhi praised Montessori’s approach to world peace. So, how is peace cultivated in a Montessori classroom? The Quiet Hum of Peaceful Activity Visitors often marvel …

Focus on Routines, Not Lesson Plans Though we are ruled by the clock and the calendar like the rest of the world, we make room for real freedom with a regular routine. One of the features of a Montessori classroom is the consistency of an established schedule, which promotes what …