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Article
Growing Schools for Human Growth
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 22, no. 1
Date: 1997
Pages: 158-174
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Examines the need for a unique administrative philosophy recognizing the dynamics of institutional growth and the personal evolution of Montessori teachers. Argues that the development of Montessori schools occurs in discrete stages; that development is interactive, incorporating elements of freedom, initiative, independence, and self-regulation; and that development is integrated, approaching normalization. (KDFB)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Schools Discovering Their Cosmic Task
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 28, no. 2
Date: 2003
Pages: 123-135
Early childhood education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Gives a personalized account of the individual development of one school administrator/founder in relation to a Montessori school's evolution. Suggests that the school must consider stages of development in teachers and parents. Discusses the expansion of services to a second charter school, identifying how failures can lead to success. Suggests that remaining in contact with the children of the school is the surest way to an enlightened path. (Author/KB)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Community Building in Schools
Available from: NAMTA
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 44, no. 1
Date: Mar 2020
Pages: 36-46
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Working in the urban environment of Dallas, Texas, executive director of Lumin Education Terry Ford shows how schools which might normally be competing with each other can support each other instead and forge a community amongst themselves, ultimately serving the families of the area more successfully. Ford highlights using the classroom model of the prepared environment and the core value of grace and courtesy to help build widespread community by fostering a culture of mutual respect, compassion, and love.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Coalition of Essential Schools
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 16, no. 2
Date: Spring 1991
Pages: 76–80
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Presented at NAMTA conference on educational reform, Washington, DC, February 28-March 3, 1991
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Strategic financial aid: One school's story
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 35, no. 1
Date: 2010
Pages: 129-132
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Schools, Community Partnerships, and Children Placed at Risk of Later School Failure
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 16, no. 1
Date: Fall/Winter 1990
Pages: 94–103
Montessori schools, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
The Montessori Learning Community: Evolving Schools, Evolving Adults, Evolving Children
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 20, no. 2
Date: Spring 1995
Pages: 1-15
Americas, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Educational change, Elementary education, Montessori method of education, North America, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Parent and child, Parent-teacher relationships, School administrators, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses a framework for the creation, evolution, and development of Montessori schools, focusing on the creation of preschool programs, addition of primary and elementary education, and expansion to include middle school and secondary programs. Examines the role of teachers, parents, and students at each of these stages. (MDM)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Erdkinder Under Construction: What the Farm Schools Showed Us
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 23, no. 1
Date: 1998
Pages: 284-321
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Describes the process of designing a residential working farm for adolescents, beginning with an overview of its philosophical and theoretical foundations, followed by a description of a recent tour of non-Montessori farm schools in New England, and ending with a preliminary plan for combining theory and practice. (Author)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Competing with Montessori and non-Montessori schools
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 35, no. 1
Date: 2010
Pages: 129-132
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Book
Maria Montessori Method, Schools, Materials
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Language: English
Published: Maryland, United States: International Montessori Society, 1979