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A Tribute to Cleo Monson: First National Director of the American Montessori Society
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 22, no. 3
Date: Fall 2010
Pages: 18-25
American Montessori Society (AMS) - History, Americas, Cleo H. Monson - Biographic sources, North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: The early 1960s was a critical, albeit chaotic, period for the revival of the Montessori movement, which had been recently rekindled in the United States. The success or failure of the movement can arguably be said to have rested squarely upon the backs of those founding members and early supporters of the fledgling American Montessori Society, (AMS) which, in its infancy, was trembling under the weight of its own potential success--a social, cultural, and spiritual phenomena that was enfolded within an educational philosophy and methodology. The organization was vulnerable, and there was no way of predicting its future success or failure. There was no question that someone was needed to handle office affairs, and the importance of bringing the right person in for that job, at that specific time in the history of AMS, could not be minimized--although the full weight of the consequence of that hiring decision 50 years ago can be understood only in retrospect. Help was urgently needed, and it was soon to arrive in the person of Cleo Monson. As it happened, Monson embodied the essential traits and skills paramount to accomplishing the job, and she would later be credited, by many who knew her both professionally, as the critical pillar upon which would rest the survival and success of the AMS. (Contains 1 footnote.)
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Around the Schools [South America, Canada, Mexico, Panama]
Publication: AMS News, vol. 8, no. 2
Date: 1977
Pages: 4
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Language: English
ISSN: 0065-9444
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The American Montessori Society, Inc.
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Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 22, no. 1
Date: Spring 2010
Pages: 28-35
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Abstract/Notes: This article offers a brief history of the establishment of the American Montessori Society (AMS) and takes a closer look at its structure. The history of AMS has essentially been a search for standards and a search for community in its efforts to further the welfare of children in America. It has been an indigenous effort by American parents, and others who shared their concerns, to obtain the kind of educational and cultural development their children need for life today and for the life they will experience in their maturity during the twenty-first century. The AMS from the very beginning has been more a symbol than the reality of an adequately financed and staffed national organization. It is composed of professional and lay members and seeks to extend the use of Montessori principles and practices within the educational and cultural environment of America. (Contains 4 footnotes.)
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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American Montessori Society Works to Educate Teachers, Promote International Relations
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 13, no. 2
Date: 2001
Pages: 14
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Abstract/Notes: Collaboration with Institute of International Education
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Changing Nutrition Standards: Eating In America
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Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 17, no. 2
Date: Spring 2005
Pages: 36-39
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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In America
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Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 16, no. 4
Date: Fall 2004
Pages: 51
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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First Annual West Coast IMC North American Conference [April, 2005]
Publication: Montessori Leadership
Date: 2004
Pages: 4
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Language: English
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A Long Letter to Montessorians in America, in Answer to Some of the Many Questions I Receive
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Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 19, no. 1
Date: 2007
Pages: 50-51
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Helen Parkhurst: America's Pioneer Montessorian
Publication: Montessori Leadership
Date: 2004
Pages: 22–25
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Language: English
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Excerpts from the "American Montessori Society Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 1
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Montessori Information Items, no. 14
Date: 1963?
Pages: 24-26
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Abstract/Notes: Published by Cleveland Montessori Association (Cleveland, Ohio). Reprinted from "American Montessori Society Bulletin" (vol. 1, no. 1).
Language: English