The Montessori approach to education teaches academic subjects, but also nurtures a child's emotional health and social skills Children in Montessori schools are encouraged to learn and experiment ...

As head of the Montessori Center School, Melanie Jacobs believes that the Montessori method — which nurtures students’ natural curiosity and gets them interested, engaged, and invested in their own ...

In recent years, the popularity of Montessori schools, Montessori play materials, and Montessori Instagram accounts seems to be exploding. Even Jeff Bezos recently donated two billion dollars to ...

Montessori is about guiding others to learn or reclaim their skills. While usually applied to children, there is some research being done with dementia patients. Minor adjustments, like an ...

Most of us think of radical scientific innovation as the whiz-bang invention or discovery that displaces what came before and reshapes the world as we know it. Transistors, assembly lines, and ...

Education seems to be a topic on everyone's mind these days. With ongoing debates about the state of public schools and President Bush's education reform policy, known as "No Child Left Behind," many ...

SALISBURY — In a small, brightly lit classroom Chase Oliver is working. He rolls a lump of blue play dough between his hands before smacking it on the table and patting it flat. As he chatters with ...

Shifting that philosophy from directive (should) to open-ended (can) is at the heart of the Montessori Method of teaching. Rather than being told what to do, children are granted independence to ...

A new certification program based on the renowned Montessori method of education is now available to dementia caregivers. Last week, the International Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners ...

When it comes to educating your children, there are a multitude of options to consider before choosing the right fit.