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World-Class Montessori Schools Commitment to Excellence
Over the past decades, a constantly growing number of schools have approached the Montessori Foundation ready, willing, and anxious to begin the journey from being simply good Montessori schools to becoming great ones. We have called this process Building a...
MACTE Update By MACTE Staff
BY REBECCA PELTON What a year it has been! After the tumultuous pandemic times of 2020, we entered 2021 filled with hope and eager anticipation of regaining a sense of “normal.” While the delta and omicron variants caused us to recalibrate plans once again, we are...
CGMS director and staff awarded the Dennis Schapiro Award for Innovation in Montessori Education
On December 3rd, Kitty Bravo and Maha Turner accepted the Dennis Schapiro Award for Innovation in Montessori Teacher Education. The Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE) grants this award annually to a Montessori teacher educator who has been...
Book Review: Montessori for Every Family: A guide for living, loving and learning
Montessori for Every Family: A practical parenting guide to living, loving, and learning by Tim Seldin and Lorna McGrath Montessori For Every Family: A practical parenting guide to living, loving, and learning by Tim Seldin and Lorna McGrath is the picture-perfect...
Preparing for Black History Month
A candid conversation with three Montessori Guides of Color BY DR. CINDY ACKER “We must never forget,” said Yvette Clarke, “that Black history is American history. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation’s greatness.” In a period in which...
IMC Accreditation Spotlight
I am delighted to be sharing our work in Accreditation. Firstly, let me share the exciting News that IMC has 17 fully Accredited schools. We have 12 Schools in the Self Study process from all over the United States, including Poland, Qatar, and the Cayman Islands....
Social Justice Updates
Social Justice update: The season of Non-Violence by Dr. Cindy Acker “The worst form of justice,” Plato said, “is pretended justice.” In December, we watched the footsteps of an attempt at restoration of justice and the rewriting of history, as the Louisiana state...
Individual Liberty and the Common Good
Reflections on the Events of January 6 Editor’s Note: As we embark on a new year and reflect on this past year, Andrew Kutt’s reflections from last January are a relevant and essential reminder. A reminder of the great “American experiment” and a reminder that we...
A Montessorian and a Braver Angel
by Nirvair Khalsa Like many Americans, I was stunned by the vitriol that accompanied the 2016 pre and post-election season. In our deeply polarized country, the expected mudslinging between candidates seemed to extend to everyone. Now Americans were hurling insults,...
MPPI Update: The Build Back Better Act
The MPPI and it’s involvement in the Build Back Better Act By Denise Monnier, Director of State Advocacy The Build Back Better Act is a historic legislative proposal that if passed will change the landscape of early care and education in America by funding near...