Simple shapes and colors visually describe reasons why people migrate and how these movements affect societies in this captivating elementary chart.

Activities in this area of a Montessori classroom train a child's five senses: Touch, sight, smell, taste, and hearing.

The calm orderliness of the child from birth to 6 years old gives way to the elementary-age child with a fully formed social personality that craves interaction.

Maria Montessori deeply understood the great power of storytelling across cultures when devising her method for the elementary child.

At Guidepost Montessori, we train our educators and continue to support their professional growth.

Parent community reflects on their favorite moments of 2019 at Guidepost Montessori.

Assistant Guide Ms. Dare introduces her responsibilities in the Montessori Children's House classroom.

Montessori parent Jenna Wawrzyniec describes what it's like to work full time and raise Montessori children.

The work journal is a booklet, notebook, diary, or composition book that the elementary child uses to keep his own work records. He typically notes the time he started an activity and the name of it.

Ms. Dare is a new assistant guide in the Children’s House classroom at Brushy Creek in Texas. Next month, she will begin her Montessori training and intends to document her learning journey with us. Here, meet Ms. Dare.

The smooth, shiny, vibrant geometric solids beckon from the shelves of any Children’s House or Montessori Elementary classroom.

There is so much more Montessori can offer the older child that builds on the excellent preparation your child has received in the Children’s House.

Three-year-old spent a few months at Guidepost Montessori learning Mandarin while already speaking Japanese, Italian, and English at home.

Montessori started a movement in education by thinking about movement differently.

Small, interactive group work provides an exceptional learning experience for Montessori students.

Dolores Murgolo and Tomeka Bostic helped to opened two Guidepost schools together in North Carolina.

The Practical Life area is a cornerstone that not only defines a Montessori classroom, it fulfills the child’s inner plea of “Help me to do it myself!”

Video: Salem Islas-Madlo is an Assistant Guide in Vienna and offers bilingual lessons

Many parents experienced rote memorization in their own childhood education, but Montessori can offer a path for more meaningful learning.

Grammar Boxes take up a lot of real estate on the language shelves of a Montessori elementary classroom, and for good reason!

Making decisions about your child’s early education and care can be challenging. Now face the decision of whether or not to go back to work, stay at home, enroll their infant in daycare, hire a nanny...it’s a big decision!

The Practical Life area of a Montessori classroom covers two main areas of development: Care of self, and care of the environment. Each activity is purposeful and helps to develop fine motor skill and concentration.

One of the ways to make Montessori concepts more familiar is to place them in a modern workplace setting.

Mother to third-grade student in Vienna appreciates bilingual international concept: 'We were very lucky to come across Guidepost Montessori.'

New Guidepost school settles in to tech community

Head of School for San Francisco community says school is gradually implementing Montessori programming into classrooms

The field trip — a museum tour, a historical site, perhaps a live show at a theater — is a quintessential part of the school experience.

One of the most important tasks for a Montessori guide is to foster independence in her students. This crucial skill is taught to children in every community, from Nido to Elementary.

One of the ways to make Montessori concepts more familiar is to place them in a modern workplace setting.

In a Montessori elementary classroom, there is a hum of activity and collaboration. Learn about group lessons, going out, cooking activities and more from this engaged community of learners.

Leadership team at Guidepost Montessori school in San Francisco bonds with families

Leadership team at San Francisco campus supports one another amid change.

Guest columnist Ms. Castillo, an Upper Elementary Lead Guide at Hollywood Beach, offers insight on welcoming conflict and teaching children the skills needed to resolve it independently.

Learn about a collection of stories that are presented in the beginning of the school year in elementary classrooms.

How do you know if your child is suitable for Montessori? Why does Montessori not have homework? What is your child learning in a Montessori classroom? Learn all about this century-old, child-centered method of education.

A selection of Montessori quotes.

Hollywood Beach guide shares her experience with her own children, and why Montessori was right for her family.

Ms. Jimenez is an experienced educator and a Montessori parent who grew up in New York.

Among adults, we don't clarify our thoughts or words as much as we could, but what about with our children? If there’s any lesson to be learned from Montessori, it is that we should speak plainly and say what we mean.

We're eager to catch up with our children after an exciting school day, but acknowledge that the child needs to decompress, recharge, and take a deep breath, too.

Older students crave collaborative work and larger responsibility in their own learning, and these needs are met in an elementary Guidepost Montessori classroom.

Motherhood piqued her interest in Montessori, but Monika has since completed her elementary training and helped to open our first Guidepost campus in Austria.

As a Montessori parent herself, Salem brings a 'spirit of lightness' to the classroom.

Montessori children learn how to interact with their community in a respectful way by practicing manners in the classroom

At Brushy Creek, our dedicated educators stay calm and non-reactive when communicating a learning opportunity with students.

Amid the fast pace of parenthood, it's easy to forget that our children are not less than us.

Guidepost Montessori offers your child an exceptionally personalized learning experience, meeting your child where they are, and guiding them to where they want to be.

Support your child outside of school by incorporating learning in the work of the home and family.

Continuing your child's Montessori experience through elementary ensures coalescing of skills in reading, writing, and presentation

Katherine Price Beuchert sat down with Vienna Region, an organization based in Austria that supports international businesses, to discuss expats in Vienna

How do you teach the abstract concept of time to your child? "We don’t teach time, we just live it. We experience it. We show it."

Because we desire to know and trust our children are doing well in school, many parents are eager push learning at home. This might establish a sense of the child's progress, but does a sense of expectation and control settle in, too?

Amid travel for her new book, 'The Montessori Toddler,' Simone shares with us insight and inspiration on bringing Montessori into the home and into your parenthood journey.

When a child is engaged in physical activity, there is liberation: this everlasting introduction of child to the earth, and it proves how significantly physical movement aids learning. How connected is the body to the mind in your child's life?

When we allow the child to act on his own, he greets the task with a kind of appreciation that only extends his enchantment with every encounter life brings. How can we nurture this authenticity in the child?

Sandpaper Numerals help form the building blocks of numeracy, leading to bigger math work.

Montessori taught us of the absorbent mind. She helped us to see that a child has a tremendous capacity for processing things that is radically different from the reasoning mind of the adult. How are we nurturing this great achievement?

As our children discover and observe the world around them, they look to us for validation, and they are fascinated by all we can do. Not only do they want to be just like us, they want us to see when they make strides in that direction.

The Number Rods are a Montessori math material that expose the child to the concept of measurement.

Teacher and author Simone Davies helped to make over New York Times writer Karen Barrow's playroom for her children using Montessori educational principles like creating a sense of peace and instilling autonomy in children.

Bring Montessori into your home with connectedness, observation, and preparedness.

Austrian influencer and Guidepost parent shares Montessori insight and the importance of self care

Choosing positive phrasing means your words are optimistic: You choose to focus on what you can do as opposed to what you can't. You declare what is possible, not what isn't, and it makes a difference in how your child hears you.

Separation anxiety can be troublesome for both the parent and the child, but it doesn’t have to be this way! Parents deserve to trust our children are in the right place, so before you approach mornings in fear, start here.

While it's great to follow your child's curiosity, there is also a way we can help them focus amidst all of the distractions: Provide clear, logical steps to complete a task.</strong>

As you start to explore early education options for your child, it's important to understand how discipline is handled and how the school's philosophy of discipline may or may not align with. yours.

Starting preschool can be an exciting time. It can also be a time filled with anxiety and questions, especially for parents.

Normalization is one of those Montessori terms that doesn't have an obvious meaning.

Montessori educators use a lot of specific language. It can seem like you're learning an entirely new dialect when taking a tour of a classroom for the first time!

Your child is capable of doing so many things for themselves. Of course, as a parent, you want to help your child when they are struggling or frustrated.

Finding the right preschool can be difficult. Try asking these five questions to get a better understanding of a school's philosophy and values when you take your first tour.

We've heard it before, and we'll hear it again. In fact, we sometimes may even think it ourselves in the form of, "I don't want to go to work!"

So much of the learning your child does before age 6, or formal school age, is learning how to interact with other humans. Patience is an important skill.

Teachers are constantly working on improving moments of transition in the classroom: From parent drop-off to learning time, from lunch to play time, from play time to nap time.

Children from a young age are willing and able to help with household chores. Our cultural norms may tell us otherwise, but with the tips below, your child can be helping with chores appropriate to their age and ability level in no time!

Over 100 years ago, Maria Montessori began teaching manners to children as a part of her classroom curriculum. She called them lessons in Grace and Courtesy.

Children often seem driven by impulses beyond an adult's ability to comprehend. In fact, you may have asked yourself a series questions about your child's behavior.

There is a growing sentiment among parents to let kids be kids. What does it mean? How does Montessori shed light on this conversation.

Reading is one of those things, like walking or speaking, that parents think about a lot. "When will my child start reading? Are they reading enough? Do I need to do more at home to support their reading?"

Children seek independence from a very young age. How can we, as parents, guardians or educators, aid them in their quest to "do it by themselves?"

We sit down with Michael Strong, Head of School and Founder of the Academy of Thought and Industry, to discuss his upcoming talk, "Montessori and the Entrepreneurial Mindset," plus ask some rapid-fire ice-breakers.

We sit down with Michelle Becka, AMI Teacher Trainer, to discuss her upcoming talk, "Nurturing Your Child's Growth Mindset," and ask some rapid-fire ice-breakers.

We sit down with Jeanne-Marie Paynel, Founder of Voila Montessori, to discuss her upcoming talk and ask some rapid-fire ice-breakers.

We sit down with Montessori expert Margaret Whitley about her upcoming talk and some rapid-fire ice-breakers.

The Montessori Method of education, developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, is a knowledge-rich, child-centered educational approach.

One of the pleasures of watching a child grow is being shocked out of taking the mundane for granted. The most ordinary things that we seemingly know without thinking and can do without trying, are, for the child, joyous challenges.

One of the first things you notice when you walk into a Montessori school is that the classrooms are not divided by age. In a Montessori classroom, you will see children of different ages working together and socializing happily.

Ask anyone, parent or not, whether they know what a “temper tantrum” is, or what the “terrible twos” are, and you can bet that they have no trouble picturing a toddler meltdown at a playground, a grocery store, or an airport.

If you're trying to figure out how to avoid temper tantrums, we'd love to help! Though the occasional meltdown during early childhood is inevitable, you can understand what causes tantrums, learn how to prevent them, and how to deal with them.

The Montessori perspective on discipline is quite different from the typical, punitive understanding of the word. Learn to help your child develop inner discipline, and start by understanding the Montessori approach.

Here are some gift ideas that tap into what's special about the elementary child.   

Here are some great gift ideas for your baby that might surprise you! These beautiful gifts that your baby will use to grow and learn are things that you'll want to save and share with future generations as well.

You might not want a pair of oven mitts for Christmas, but your toddler or preschooler probably does! Get a little insight into Montessori-style gifts that your toddler or preschooler will love.

The binomial and trinomial cubes are first introduced to children as young as three, as a sensorial puzzle, but are later used by the upper elementary child to discover the formula for the cube of binomials and trinomials. A bit of Montessori magic!

What does supporting the development of your child's inner discipline look like in practice? It means discipline isn’t about taking something away; it’s about repeatedly teaching the child what to do instead.

Reading and writing are sometimes taken for granted by adults who have mastered the skills—but looking at them from a child’s perspective, they are skills of Herculean difficulty.

Very often, we meet parents who are intrigued by the Montessori Method, but who for whatever reason are not quite ready yet to enroll their children in school. You may be wondering if there's a way to give your child an early taste of Montessori.