Montessori and the Elderly – NYT Article Comes Full Circle
From the New York Times…. As many as 5.2 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s, including about one in eight people over age 65, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. This number...
View ArticleBorn to Learn
An interesting video that closely parallels ideas of the Montessori Method
View ArticlePretend Play Not as Beneficial as Believed
Montessori Schools are often asked why there isn’t an emphasis on pretend play….. Pretend play might not be helping children develop their creative skills after all. Pretend play might not be helping...
View ArticleOverparenting: How Not to Get Kids Ready for School
….As I say in the introduction: “If I could be granted one wish for our children it would be that their parents and their teachers would shift their focus from test scores to enthusiasm, from measuring...
View ArticleColumbus Montessori Education Center Foster Grandparent Volunteer Honored
On Wednesday September 19, Columbus Montessori volunteer Ninel “Ms. Nellie” Sher was honored with an Outstanding Service Award by the HandsOn Foster Grandparents Program. She has been a Foster...
View ArticleThe Binomial Cube – key to the universe!
You’ve seen it in the classroom but maybe you never got the explanation you hoped for….Here is a Tedx presentation from TEDxAmericanRiviera by Jim Fitzpatrick explaining in some detail the binomial...
View ArticleMontessori Minute: Curb Morning Clothing Battles
For Young Children “Designate a shelf, drawer, etc., within their reach where they can pull outfit choices from for the day,” Amy Williams, CMEC Teacher Education Program Director said. Williams said...
View ArticleLearning to follow your curiosity….we’re educating tomorrow’s high performing...
“A number of the innovative entrepreneurs also went to Montessori schools, where they learned to follow their curiosity.” This is an excerpt from a Harvard Business Review Article we ran across...
View ArticleColumbus Montessori Gains New Technology Center: The Moffett-Skolds Family...
In December of 2012, Columbus Montessori received an early Christmas gift. The Skolds-Moffett Family Trust donated $10,000 to the creation of a new technology center for CMEC. The planning process...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Montessori Math
At Columbus Montessori Education Center, an independent private school in Columbus, Ohio, our students often understand Math Ideas innately, from the inside out. When the student can touch and feel...
View ArticleThe Big Table at CMEC
Here at #ColumbusMontessoriEducationCenter our Upper Elementary students shared some big ideas at our #TheBigTable this morning! #TheColumbusFoundation #grades3to6 The Upper Elementary students...
View ArticleSing Peace Around the World
On Wednesday, September 21st, our four elementary classrooms at Columbus Montessori Education Center participated in Sing Peace Around the World for the UN International Day of Peace. On this day,...
View ArticleBorn to Learn
An interesting video that closely parallels ideas of the Montessori Method
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