Recently added articles from Montessori Life:
The Joys of Reading: An Occupation of Mind
Oct 01, 2008; ... This summer, I spent 3 weeks in Northern Ghana, in circumstances that are best described as basic by American standards. Our guesthouse had a television set-but only two channels, and reception was so poor that on the few occasions it was turned on, neither audio nor video were satisfactory for ...
AMS 2009 Annual Conference: The Possibilities of New Orleans
Oct 01, 2008; ... Planning for each of our AMS conferences takes many years. In 2004, New Orleans was selected as the site for our 2009 Annual Conference, and a con- tract with a hotel (the New Orleans Marriott in the historic French Quarter) was signed. Little did we know the extent to which things would change, ...
AMS Board and Office: The President's View
Oct 01, 2008; ... I recently spent a lovely after- noon in Livermore, CA, visiting Valley Montessori School. Head of School Mary Ellen Kordas arranged for me to see Valley's fabulous nearly-new facility (which is about to expand again!) and meet with many of her tal- ented faculty. In the course of an engaging ...
Heads' Retreat: The "Courage to Lead"
Oct 01, 2008; ... The AMS Heads of Schools Retreat is set for January 16-18, 2009, over the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday weekend. Our workshop, the Courage to Lead, will be directed by Dr. Paul Michalec from the Center for Courage and Renewal. This organization, located on Bainbridge Island in the state of ...
The Joy of Winter
Oct 01, 2008; ... As Montessori teachers we strive to utilize the resources around us to enhance the learning experience. Perhaps the greatest resources we have are the seasons of the year in our communities. Fargo, ND, is a prairie town, located in the Red River Valley, just south of Canada. It is one of ...