Aug 20, 2020 | Blog
Going back to school can be challenging for children, but even children who traditionally adjust well might need additional support this year. As a school, we have collectively decided that it’s important we return to the classroom as Maria Montessori’s intended...
Jun 29, 2020 | Blog
The story of the Maria Montessori School in Memphis, Tennessee, is not all that different from the story of the original Montessori School, the Casa dei Bambini. Our school’s humble beginnings were rooted in the same goal Dr. Maria Montessori set out with when she...
May 26, 2020 | Blog
As parents, we all hope for our children to develop a strong sense of independence by the time they reach adulthood. Healthy doses of age-appropriate independence are critical to help children become self-starters and to teach them to differentiate between a time to...
Apr 22, 2020 | Blog
“The child is capable of developing and giving us tangible proof of the possibility of a better humanity. He has shown us the true process of construction of the human being. We have seen children totally change as they acquire a love for things and as their sense of...
Apr 15, 2020 | Blog
A key pillar of the Montessori Method is hands-on learning – so when social distancing was announced, our staff began planning how to best incorporate the Montessori style of teaching into distance learning. As time passes, our teachers, students and families are...
Apr 1, 2020 | Blog
Children are intuitive and attentive – you’ll often hear parents remark that children pick up on more than you give them credit for. This is biologically true, and Dr. Maria Montessori leveraged this truth in developing the Montessori Method. In a traditional...
