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The Spiritual Challenge of Erdkinder - Part 1: The Passage from Imaginative Vision to Concrete Experience
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 24, no. 2
Date: 1999
Pages: 109-124
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Uses established Montessori analogies, metaphors, and abstract keys to examine the mental organization and practical experiences forming the spiritual foundations for the Erdkinder vision of connecting learning to moral behavior and practical experiences for adolescents. (Author/KB)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Montessori and Optimal Experience Research: Toward Building a Comprehensive Education Reform
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 28, no. 3
Date: 2003
Pages: 1–10
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Experiences in Nature: Resolute Second-Plane Directions Toward Erdkinder
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 33, no. 3
Date: 2008
Pages: 81-97
Erdkinder, Montessori method of education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Experiences in Nature: Resolute Second-Plane Directions toward Erdkinder
Available from: ERIC
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 38, no. 1
Date: 2013
Pages: 153-163
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Abstract/Notes: Gerard Leonard and Kathleen Allen describe a variety of nature experiences as a part of the Montessori elementary tradition, beginning with a warning about the way contemporary life constrains children's experience of nature. Through a lyrical rendering of the nature-based expressions of children, Leonard and Allen look at a variety of approaches to nature study through the senses, the enrichment of gardening, daily journals of nature observations, poetry writing, bird watching, biographies of natural scientists, drawing, use of the microscope, and classification. Finally, they present a list of curriculum inclusions for the elementary, with concluding remarks summarizing the role and uniqueness of studying the "book of nature." [Reprinted from "The NAMTA Journal" 33,3 (2008, Summer): 81-97. This talk was presented at The Fourth Adolescent Colloquium, Chicago, IL, April 24-27, 2008.]
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Experiences in Nature: Resolute Second-Plane Directions Toward Erdkinder
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Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 45, no. 1
Date: May 2021
Pages: 88-106
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Gerard Leonard and Kathleen Allen describe a variety of nature experiences as a part of the Montessori elementary tradition, beginning with a warning about the way contemporary life constrains children’s experience of nature. Through a lyrical rendering of the nature-based expressions of children, Leonard and Allen look at a variety of approaches to nature study through the senses, the enrichment of gardening, daily journals of nature observations, poetry writing, bird watching, biographies of natural scientists, drawing, use of the microscope, and classification. Finally, they present a list of curriculum inclusions for the elementary, with concluding remarks summarizing the role and uniqueness of studying the “book of nature.” Reprinted from The NAMTA Journal 33,3 (2008, Summer): 81-97. This talk was presented at The Fourth Adolescent Colloquium, Chicago, IL, April 24-27, 2008.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Toward Key Experiences for the Adolescent
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 20, no. 1
Date: Winter 1995
Pages: 120-136
Adolescents, Cognitive development, Early childhood education, Language acquisition, Montessori method of education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Self-esteem in children
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Abstract/Notes: Compares the educational needs of young children and adolescents in relation to movement, work attitudes, psychic development, and language development, emphasizing the prepared environment of the Montessori approach. Also examines the importance of valorization, normalization, and key experiences in the education of adolescents.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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How My Students See Their Adolescent Experience and Turn Out in Life
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 31, no. 1
Date: 2006
Pages: 141–148
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Montessori Education and Optimal Experience: A Framework for New Research
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 26, no. 1
Date: 2001
Pages: 11-43
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses similarities between Montessori method and optimal experience theory. Considers three conceptual similarities between these educational theories: the child as focal point of human society; the role of deep concentration in learning and the evolution of human nature; and the understanding that social contexts can be designed to promote children's concentration, interest, and psychological complexity. (JPB)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Nature Experience and Education
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 31, no. 1
Date: 2006
Pages: 117–127
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Profile of a Growing Urban School: The Lumin Experience
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Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 40, no. 2
Date: 2015
Pages: 165-173
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Abstract/Notes: This fairytale-come-true began with an idealistic public school teacher just out of college who lived in the neighborhood of her students. In stages, working with a community organizing group consisting mainly of concerned parents, Terry Ford founded what is now called Lumin Education, a network of campuses serving more than six hundred children in a Montessori setting. Her hard-hitting, positive spiritual values bring premium Montessori education into a successful implementation for the most needy children. [This article is based on the talk presented at the NAMTA conference titled "The Social Relevance of the Montessori First Plane: Engaging Families, Building Partnerships, and Finding Common Ground with the Wider Early Childhood Community" in Dallas, TX, Jan 15-18, 2015.]
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734