Recently a fellow Montessori educator raised an interesting point about our Kiddie Kutter knives. She suggested that by removing the ‘risk’ of being cut by the knife perhaps the product was actually creating an even greater risk that a child...

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It is my great honour to introduce our latest "local supplier" - Grandad Jack! Me (Jessica), Grandad Jack, Uncle Nigel & Uncle Andy Jack is my grandfather and, at 89 years young, is still far from slowing down. As a...

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So what’s my Monte-story? I am in awe of the multi-lingual. This capacity, to jump seamlessly from one realm of expression to another, appears to me to be a sort of magic. It is commonly accepted that those most fluent...

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The past few weeks have been wonderfully busy! Montessori Child transitioned into our lives in mid-January and by the end of the same month it was time to go 'back to school' to resume my role as Director of Jescott Montessori...

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Notes from Pikler Pre-Intensive & Intensive: The following is a collection of thoughts based on the information and inspiration provided at the Pikler Institute Intensive workshop (April 2015). For more information about the Pikler/Loczy Institute, or to find training opportunities,...

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