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Part 2: Home Strategies for Reducing Childhood Anxiety

by Castle O'Neill | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Video, Webinars / MFA

Anxiety is a significant and increasing mental health challenge for children, adolescents and adults. The research tells us that we can lower children’s anxiety by helping them develop a sense of self-control and self-competence. Montessori environments excel in...

Part 1: Home Strategies for Reducing Childhood Anxiety

by Castle O'Neill | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Video, Webinars / MFA

Anxiety is a significant and increasing mental health challenge for children, adolescents and adults. The research tells us that we can lower children’s anxiety by helping them develop a sense of self-control and self-competence. Montessori environments excel in...

Leave Time for Being Out of Doors

by Tammy Oesting | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Video, Webinars / MFA

Join Montessori parent and educator Tammy Oesting as she shares the wisdom of creating meaningful time in nature with children, the benefits for your child and family, and some practical tips for how to do so. She’ll share how Dr. Montessori delivered a path for...

Affordable Summer Activities

by Montessori Family Alliance Team | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Video, Webinars / MFA

Engaging, enticing, and storytelling are all-around-fun and important ways to connect with children. Margot has done each of the projects in this webinar with her grandchildren and knows they will always remember “Grammie” as the one who enjoyed doing fun...

Collaborative, Inclusive Art Projects with Margot Garfield Anderson

by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Science, Video, Webinars / MFA

Engaging, enticing, and storytelling are all-around-fun and important ways to connect with children. Margot has done each of the projects in this webinar with her grandchildren and knows they will always remember “Grammie” as the one who enjoyed doing fun...

Summer Survival Guide Balancing Fun and Learning with Engaging Science Activities

by Jackie Grundberg | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Science, Video, Webinars / MFA

Looking for ways to balance your children’s academic progress during the summer months while also having fun? From outdoor exploration to creative projects, we’ll discuss educational and effective ways of using science to incorporate learning while having...

Encourage the Outdoors with Exciting Equipment

by Cheryl Allen | MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Parenting, Nature, Outdoor Education / Resources

by Cheryl Allen When summer comes, we often are able to spend more time outdoors. If you have the space for a garden, or even a single plant, inviting your child to grow items with you is a great way to encourage practical life at home. Time outside at your child’s...

Get Kids Moving

by Preston Blackburn | Health / Nutrition, MFA, Mixed Ages, Nature, Outdoor Education / Resources, TC Feb 2022, Tomorrow's Child

Why Physical Play Must Be Part of the Formula When Kids Head Back to School By Preston Blackburn What began abruptly as a stay-at-home mandate two springs ago settled in for significantly longer than any of us expected. Fortunately, with vaccines, we are trending back...

A Sense of Place

by Amy Kremer-Treibly and Elizabeth Hale | Early Adolescence (12-15), Empowerment, Executive Functioning, Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Outdoor Education / Resources, Practical Life, TC Feb 2022, Tomorrow's Child

Engendering Love of One’s Home with Adolescents The NewGate School, Global Campus Students, Research Their Place on Earth and Weave a Story to Share By Amy Kremer-Treibly and Elizabeth Hale The NewGate School’s Global Campus is composed of students in seventh through...