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The Development of a Montessori High School as an Extension of the Farm School
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 26, no. 3
Date: 2001
Pages: 553-573
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Provides preliminary draft of proposal to kindle thought about what a Montessori secondary school could look like. Suggests ways to think about integrating a farm model and its extensions to adolescent students. Emphasizes the universality of work, the nature of commitment and contribution, the meaning of community, and an optimistic view of society and humanity as a whole. (Author/KB)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Field Independence of Students at Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment and a Montessori School
Available from: SAGE Journals
Publication: Perceptual and Motor Skills, vol. 65, no. 2
Date: 1987
Pages: 613-614
Montessori method of education
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Abstract/Notes: 82 subjects, ages 7 to 11 yr., from two private schools, Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment and a Montessori school, were given the Children's Embedded Figures Test. The 48 students of the former (20 boys, 28 girls, M age = 8.98 yr.), who practice the Transcendental Meditation program as part of their curriculum, scored significantly higher on field independence than the 34 Montessori school subjects (17 boys, 17 girls, M age = 8.60 yr.).
Language: English
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1987.65.2.613
ISSN: 1558-688X, 0031-5125
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Primary School, School-Based Decision Making, Family Resource/Youth Services Centers: First Year Reports to the Prichard Committee
Available from: ERIC
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Abstract/Notes: These three reports by national consultants assess first year progress in implementing state mandated educational reforms in Kentucky. First, "The Status of Primary School Reform in Kentucky and Its Implications," by James Rath, Lilian Katz, and John Fanning, reports on site visits to 14 public schools to assess progress in implementing the Kentucky Educational Reform Act (KERA) in primary schools. Findings with respect to the introduction of cooperative learning, developmentally appropriate practice, authentic assessment, parent involvement, and multi-age grouping practices are presented, along with administrators', parents', and teachers' views about KERA mandates. Next, "School-Based Decision Making: Observations on Progress," by Jane L. David, presents results of interviews with Kentucky education officials, school visits, and a review of newspaper articles and other documents. The report indicates that as of June 1992, almost 500 of Kentucky's 1,366 schools had councils for
Language: English
Published: Lexington, Kentucky, Jul 1992
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A School Opens, A Parent Celebrates [Hull-Jackson Montessori Magnet School, Nashville, Tennessee]
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 11, no. 1
Date: Fall 1998
Pages: 11
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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Primary Schools [Stepping Stones, North Western, Southside Primary School, Forestville Montessori School]
Publication: Montessori Matters, no. 1
Date: 1985
Pages: 7
Australasia, Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Montessori schools, Oceania
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Language: English
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Reports from the Educational Field; Performance Tests with Pre-School-Age Children (Merrill-Palmer School)
Available from: JSTOR
Publication: Journal of Education (Boston), vol. 98, no. 10
Date: Sep 20, 1923
Pages: 272-273
Americas, Early childhood education - Evaluation, Merrill-Palmer School, Montessori method of education - Evaluation, North America, United States of America
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Language: English
ISSN: 0022-0574, 2515-5741
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Out of the Classroom . . . Into the Garden: The S.D. Spady Elementary School, a Public Montessori Magnet School in Delray Beach, FL
Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 4, no. 3
Date: 1996
Pages: 25
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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Peace Pieces: A Peace Pole Unites a Washington School [Central Kitsap School District]
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 10, no. 2
Date: Winter 1998
Pages: 27
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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Families Working with Schools, Schools Working with Families, a Family-School Partnership
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 6, no. 1
Date: 1994
Pages: 5
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Abstract/Notes: Draft AMS position paper
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Profiles of Public Montessori Middle Schools [14 schools]
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 7, no. 2
Date: Winter 1995
Pages: 22-24
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246