Over twenty years ago, I fulfilled a dream by embarking on a personally and professionally transformative journey over the course of an intensive year gaining my Montessori 3-6 credential. The American Montessori Society training center I attended is known for its academic rigor, its focus on Montessori philosophy, and for the support provided to new…
Twenty-seven years ago, I stepped into a Montessori classroom for the very first time. The five year old boy that I was a nanny for forgot to collect the novel he was writing at school, so I parked my car and followed him inside to collect it from the 1970’s home converted into a school.…
My lifestyle this last year could be the envy of some and would probably horrify others. Living closer to nature feeds my spirit. But so does feeding my physical being with a good dose of homesteading chores on our family’s Swiss Family Robinson-like lake cabin in the Adirondacks. For seven weeks, I bathed…