by Beth Niemann | Mar 4, 2023 | Montessori Education Week
Thank you for joining us this week as we celebrated Montessori Education Week; the past, present, and future of CRA, and your connections to the Montessori community. In case you missed an email or social media post, below is a roundup of the week: Monday: History of...
by Beth Niemann | Mar 3, 2023 | Montessori Education Week
I admire you very much. Though it’s been said that admiration is a short-lived passion that decays immediately upon growing familiar with its object, I disagree. I find that the deeper I go into parenthood and the better acquainted I become with you folks, the more my...
by Beth Niemann | Mar 2, 2023 | Montessori Education Week
The educational philosophy and methodology established by Dr. Maria Montessori represented (and still represents today) a departure from other, perhaps more prevalent systems in several key ways. The Montessori Method, rooted in the scientific observations of children...
by Beth Niemann | Mar 1, 2023 | Montessori Education Week
Want to observe students utilizing these works in person? We’d love to give you a tour and let you observe students at work. Email Beth at [email protected] to schedule. The classroom is prepared by the teacher to encourage independence,...
by Beth Niemann | Feb 28, 2023 | Montessori Education Week
Tell a Montessori Educator, your friends, family, the world–how much you love Montessori Education! Use this link to take action. Draw a picture, tell a narrative, write a poem–the possibilities are endless–tell us what Montessori means to...
by Beth Niemann | Feb 27, 2023 | Montessori Education Week
In 1906, Dr. Maria Montessori, an Italian physician, educator, and women’s rights activist was invited to create a school for young children in San Lorenzo, a poor, inner-city district of Rome. There, she worked with some of the area’s most disadvantaged children. She...
by Beth Niemann | Feb 23, 2023 | Montessori Education Week
Join us as we celebrate Montessori Education Week! February 26 – March 4, is Montessori Education Week, a week to celebrate the benefits of the Montessori method, a child-centered approach developed in the early 1900’s by Italian physician Maria Montessori....
by Beth Niemann | Feb 3, 2023 | The Montessori Classroom
Introduction Observation is at the heart of Montessori education. It’s a dynamic process that guides educators in understanding each child’s unique learning journey. In this blog post, we will explore the profound role of observation in Montessori,...
by Beth Niemann | Dec 8, 2022 | Parent Resources
We were grateful to host Renee Matson for a Parent Connect Event on November 17. Her focus is one of co-regulated parenting and teaching which encourages adults to pause and look ahead so that they can design an environment that supports the best of what a child has...
by Beth Niemann | Dec 8, 2022 | Elementary, Parent Resources
At CRA, we are fortunate to host an Elementary program that serves the needs of children all through the plane of development from age 6 through age 12 (1st through 6th grades!). The Montessori Elementary curriculum keys on sparking the imaginations of children in...
