Why Montessori Middle School: Part Four
The middle school years are brief and transformative. Part four: the lasting benefits of a Montessori adolescence.
Author: Sunstone Montessori
Why Montessori Middle School: Part Three
Maria Montessori called it the Center for Work & Study. Part three unpacks the architecture of the adolescent curriculum.
Why Montessori Middle School: Part Two
Seminar discussions, real work, and yes — goats. A look inside a typical week at Sunstone’s middle school.
Why Montessori Middle School: Part One
What kind of adult do you hope your child becomes? Part one of our series on how Montessori middle school meets adolescents where they are.
Podcasts Worth Listening To
Montessori podcasts worth your commute: staff favorites and standout episodes on child development, parenting, and the method itself.
Open Letter to Parents on Diversity
Our Student Support Specialist on belonging at Sunstone: how we honor every family and help children embrace difference with curiosity and kindness.
Why Montessori Elementary?
Respect, independence, joy in discovery. Sarah Werner Andrews of Montessori Northwest on what makes the elementary years extraordinary.
Reasons Montessori Will Work for Your Child
An environment that protects curiosity, teachers who know your child, a community that builds independence. Why Montessori works — for every kind of learner.
How to Navigate Challenging Behaviors
Challenging behavior is a natural part of development — but that doesn’t make it easy. What Montessori would do, at home.
The Benefits of Multi-Age Grouping
Three-year age spans aren’t a quirk of Montessori — they’re the point. What multi-age grouping gives children at every stage.