http://blog.genevamontessori.org Nurturing a lifetime of learning and caring 2012-07-07T15:03:41Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://blog.genevamontessori.org/2011/12/the-montessori-environment-and-peace/ 2011-12-13T01:33:43Z Yuri Ferrell The science of peace, were it to become a special discipline, would be the most noble of all, for the very life of humanity depends on it.  So, also perhaps, does the question of whether our entire civilization evolves or disappears. ~Maria Montessori, 1932 When you enter my Beginning Toddler class room, you will see [...] http://blog.genevamontessori.org/2011/11/montessori-education-and-the-three-year-cycle/ 2011-11-28T15:12:30Z Peter Muiznieks When reading about Montessori education, you will occasionally see reference to the “Montessori three year cycle.” Unless you are a Montessori educator, it is unlikely that you have thought much about the Montessori method and its nuances. As a parent of Montessori ‘kids’ whose ages range from 21 to 4 years old, I can assure [...] http://blog.genevamontessori.org/2011/10/practical-life/ 2011-10-04T20:00:23Z Janet Shanahan Practical Life is the first area in the classroom that any new student will explore. The shelves are arranged with the top shelf having the easiest works to complete with the level of difficulty increasing as they move to the lowest shelf. One might see examples of pouring, spooning, tong works, polishing, water transfer with a pipette. [...] http://blog.genevamontessori.org/2011/09/moving-montessori-pre-schoolers-across-the-country/ 2011-09-30T21:26:16Z Robin Schroeder Last month, my husband and I executed an unplanned cross country move from Arizona to Illinois with our two children, ages 3 and 5. Each of our kids began Montessori school at 14 months in Arizona. Over the last few years, it has been a pleasure to watch each of them embrace the Montessori philosophy [...] http://blog.genevamontessori.org/2011/09/welcome-to-the-mansio-mens-community-blog/ 2011-09-26T18:45:49Z Janet Shanahan We are excited as Mansio Mens Montessori enters its 30th year. Since our humble beginnings in 1981, we recently have had the pleasure of our first alumni and alumnae enrolling their children in the same pre-school attended by their parents. This summer, our Board of Directors agreed that a blog would be a valuable addition [...]