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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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Letter to the Editor [About Irene Baker's article "An American Montessori Teacher's Experience in Sri Lanka" in 18:3]
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Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 19, no. 1
Date: 2007
Pages: 8
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Abstract/Notes: with response from Irene Baker
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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A Tribute to Cleo Monson: First National Director of the American Montessori Society
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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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Recollections and Reflections: The American Montessori Society
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Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 22, no. 1
Date: Spring 2010
Pages: 24-27
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Abstract/Notes: In this article, the author shares some of his recollections around the birth of the American Montessori Society (AMS), beginning in the 1950s. He explains the way AMS evolved in its earliest days which reveals something of who its members are now and how they have been part of the 50-year journey. He adds that by recounting the past, members of the American Montessori Society are able to connect what happened in the first days of AMS with the mission of the Society today.
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Montessori in America: A Course of Action for the 1990s
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 2, no. 4
Date: 1990
Pages: 10–11
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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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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We Are Still Here: Learning About Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 14, no. 4
Date: 2002
Pages: 32–35
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Working Together for the Future of Montessori in America
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Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 25, no. 4
Date: Winter 2013
Pages: 5
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Tintypes: A Program For The American Montessori Society Tenth Anniversary Dinner, 1970
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Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 22, no. 1
Date: Spring 2010
Pages: 36-37
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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American Montessori Society 1999 Board Elections–Individual Members and Heads of School Ballot
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 11, no. 1
Date: 1999
Pages: 49–50
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Abstract/Notes: Biographical sketches of 10 candidates
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040