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Let's Play the Silence Game...
Some of my sweetest memories as a teacher (including in Room 1 at MCS thirty years ago!) center around playing Dr. Montessori’s Silence...

Jyo Bridgewater
5 days ago2 min read


The Importance of Early Childhood Education
Earlier in the year, we welcomed parents of children in the Preschool & Kindergarten Program to campus for 'Ohana Days, where they...

Jyo Bridgewater
Aug 121 min read


Normalization, the Hidden Driver; Pt 1
“Normalization” is a term used in the Montessori classroom to describe that state when children are able, by their own volition, to...

Jyo Bridgewater
Feb 212 min read


A Gratitude Attitude
Dr. Maria Montessori was born in 1870. Throughout her long life, she experienced wars and injustice, but never lost her abiding belief...

Jyo Bridgewater
Nov 27, 20241 min read


Why have Montessori didactic materials stood the test of time? They work!
Why have Montessori didactic materials stood the test of time? They work! Here’s how: Effective and elegant, the materials foster...

Jyo Bridgewater
Oct 3, 20241 min read
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