Montessori

Parents wonder about the differences between Montessori and traditional daycare or preschool.  In fact, I recently saw a Facebook Ad from a national daycare chain attempting to favorably compare the differences between our method and theirs.  The comments revealed that parents understand Montessori a lot better than they did 20 years ago. Ultimately, I think

A good friend of mine and I were recently talking about his new treadmill desk.  He can raise and lower it with the push of a button.  He can choose to sit, stand or walk, probably even lie down.  So far he is averaging about 5 miles per day, moving at a very slow but

A wonderful mentor told me on more than one occasion that no matter how many times you return to Dr. Montessori\’s words, you will find inspiration along with something you may never have considered before.   I don\’t do it nearly enough, but my mentor\’s advice was confirmed once again after reading just a few pages

Pathways Through Kindergarten

Most of us are familiar with the idea of a standard upward sloping learning curve. As time progresses, growth increases toward a relative plateau. As parents, in height, weight, math, reading, or anything else that can be tracked, we assume that at any given point in time, we’ll find our child further along that curve

There is so much to love about Montessori. Here are a few of them in no particular order. If you\’re interested in learning more about anything you read below, please send us an email at BTheriot@mabmontessori.com and we\’ll be happy to dig in deeper. We could talk about this stuff all day! 1. Teachers are

Growing up in the commercial generation, so many of those old television interruptions have been forever etched into my brain. One that seems to continually resurface is the old Dennorex Dandruff Shampoo commercial. There’s a guy standing in a shiny tiled shower and his hair has been perfectly parted down the middle with soapy shampoo

It is often said that what is past is prologue.  William Shakespeare coined the phrase.  In challenging times it is important to keep an eye on the horizon, but there is often great value to be found in our history.  On our 20th anniversary, it only makes sense to remember how our past has prepared

At MAB we\’ve always valued our time outdoors.  We know that the organic, child-led lessons learned in nature run the full gamut of social and academic subjects in addition to physical and executive functioning skills. Being in nature is also one of the healthiest things a child can do.  We are fortunate to have about