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Why Montessori Middle School: Part Four
The Lasting Benefits of Montessori Middle School The middle school years are a time of astonishing and fleeting…
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Why Montessori Middle School: Part Three
Inside the Montessori Adolescent Curriculum: The Center for Work & Study When we step beyond “what a day looks…
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Why Montessori Middle School: Part Two
“Our son in thriving at Sunstone’s Middle School, where he’s been supported and challenged in all the right…
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Why Montessori Middle School: Part One
What Kind of Adult Would You Like Your Child to Become — and How Will They Get There? When you envision your child as…
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Why Montessori Elementary?
Why Montessori Elementary? By Sarah Werner Andrews, AMI 3-6 Director of Training and Pedagogical Advisor at Montessori…
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Reasons Montessori Will Work for Your Child
Perhaps you know someone with a child at a Montessori school. Maybe you heard about it at a local playgroup, or you…
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The Benefits of Multi-Age Grouping
One hallmark of a Montessori education is the use of multi-age classrooms. Infants and toddlers may be together or…
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Sunstone Montessori Toddler Community
Help Me Do It Myself Your toddler has a natural drive to be independent which we encourage by creating an environment…
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Grace & Courtesy
Simply put, grace and courtesy is all about helping children to understand polite social norms, and how to be a part of…
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Raising Emotionally Resilient Children
The crux of good mental/emotional health is a quality known as “emotional resilience” – the ability to withstand…
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The Mixed-Aged Classroom
There are many elements that make Montessori education stand apart from more conventional methods. One of the most…
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Intrinsic Motivation Lasts a Lifetime
Sunstone is not a place where children have to go to have information delivered to them; it is a place they look…
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More Than Meets the Eye
This student (above) looks like she is playing with a variety of triangles of different shapes, sizes, and colors which…
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Preparation of the Mathematical Mind Starts Young
Children in the primary classrooms (ages 3-6) don’t know they are learning the foundations of multiplication,…
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7 Ways to Encourage Independence
You probably know that encouraging independence is a hallmark of Montessori education and parenting. The best way to…
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Staying the Course: Montessori and the Kindergarten Year
Parents whose children are in their second year of a primary classroom are faced with a big decision: should…
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Montessori Basics: The Planes of Development
Maria Montessori based her entire educational philosophy on the idea that children developed through a series of four…
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The Top 7 Benefits of Self-Directed Play!
Perhaps you’ve heard about self-directed play, also known as open-ended play. The concept is nothing new and has, in…
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The 6 Reasons Montessori Will Work For Your Child
Perhaps you have a friend with a child in a Montessori program. Maybe you have heard about Montessori at a local…
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How Research Is Proving that Montessori Works
Many parents choose Montessori for their kids because they appreciate how the approach respects their children as…
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Freedom Within Limits
“To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control is to betray the idea of…
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What Are Executive Functions? And Why Are They So Important For Your Child?
As a parent, how important would you rate the following skills for your child? Self-control Self-discipline Focus…
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Independence and the Montessori Child
“Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.” -Maria Montessori Benefits of Cultivating…
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Montessori Basics: What is the Montessori work period?
You may already know a bit about the Montessori work period, also known as the work cycle. What exactly is it, and why…
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