At the time of writing these words, nine months have passed since Montessori Child became a part of my life. During this period Andrew and I have encountered many new tasks and challenges. We have exercised a very organic and...

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I've recently been chatting to a few of our Montessori Child Facebook friends about my own Montessori centre - Jescott Montessori Pre-school. Jescott has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. My Montessori mum, Barbara...

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Dr Susan Feez, author of Montessori: The Australian Story, recently presented the De Lissa Oration at the University of South Australia. She spoke at length about the influence of the Montessori method on several key members of the ‘kindergarten’ movement...

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Richard Louv, the insightful author of Last Child in the Woods, told us that "When we deny our children nature we deny them beauty". It makes me wonder exactly what else we are denying our children when we fail to...

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In a few days Andrew and I will celebrate the eighth anniversary of our life together. Almost a decade of love, loyalty, support, mutual respect and happiness (and, yes, of challenges and compromises too). Our life together is joyful, blessed...

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