A long, long, long time ago, before your parents were born and even before your grandparents were born, a little girl was born in a small town in Italy. Her name was Maria Montessori….

Recently, CNN reported on a Silicon Valley phenomenon in which parents in the tech industry are sending their children to schools designed to avoid technology. The report titled, Tech Bigwigs Put Their Kids in a School With No Computers, features an interview with Matthew Mengerink, an eBay executive who believes that there is time for technology outside of school, and that the classroom should be a place for more social, natural learning activities….

Leslie from the Toddler House recommended this website to the teachers at Winfield Children’s House. There are great classroom activities and an entire section of ideas for Family Gardening…

When learning about the Montessori classroom, parents often wonder about the purpose of the materials in the Practical Life area of the classroom. It is evident while observing that children are drawn to this area of the classroom and revisit the appealing materials frequently. Why is this so? And what is the value of these activities for the child’s development?