When teaching 9-12 year old children I discovered that a simple, direct, sincere, and tension-busting way was needed to express one’s ownership of mistakes. Children often laugh when something goes …
How to Work Effectively With Your Assistant
I was very lucky as a teacher to have worked with excellent assistants. It is very important that you as the head of your environment discover all the talents and …
A Great Find
Parent Education is an important part of our philosophy. Helping parents understand how our teaching method and environments work to produce lifelong learners is just one topic we present. As …
The Importance of Acceptance
It is safest to assume that all art made by a child is the best she/he can do at that moment. It is to be taken seriously just as one …
Will All My Students Want to Be Artists?
A primary/elementary art program would serve as platform for those who, in the future, might seriously pursue a career in art. The value of an art program rests more in …
On Allotting Time for Art Education
Montessori Art Education works when the principles and practices are followed. Time is critical to the success of an art program. We have about nine years to make sure each …
Art Into Life
The MAM curriculum is designed to encourage children to develop their own highest level of skill to make and appreciate art. The following poem by a six-year-old student of mine …
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