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Willard, Michelle – Montessori Life, 2003
The Practical Life aspect of Montessori education offers middle school students opportunities to take on responsibilities and develop job readiness skills. Practical Life skill training relates to self-guidance, navigation, grace and courtesy, caring for others, and management of responsibilities, time, and money. Community service in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills, Educational Theories

Celeste, Natalie; DeAubrey, Dora; Freilino, Michael; McDurham, Robin; Noel,Anita; Smith, Laura – Montessori Life, 2003
Examined Montessori middle-school students', parents', and teachers' priorities for success in five areas (achievement, self-discipline, personal integrity, responsible citizenship, and enjoyment of work) and extent to which these were present in the classroom. Found significant differences in perceptions among the three groups in each school type…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Criteria, Educational Attitudes, Middle School Students

Orion, Judi – NAMTA Journal, 2002
Discusses how Montessori infant and toddler communities provide an occasion for child development education for upper elementary and adolescent students within the school. Uses a question-and-answer format to illustrate how the program addresses the reality of lifestyles other than that of the traditional family. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education

McNamara, John – NAMTA Journal, 2001
Asserts that adolescents within Montessori environments continue to use creative imagination to develop the self and still need concrete materials and manipulative tasks. Maintains that a degree of independence must be allowed for adolescents to form the foundation for self- discipline. Discusses the importance of mastering a few areas in depth…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Adult Child Relationship, Childhood Needs

Montessori, Maria – NAMTA Journal, 2001
Presents the underlying assumptions for the Erdkinder concept of educating adolescents. Discusses the importance of independence and social life beyond the family, the necessary environmental awareness for youth in the context of civilization, the meaning behind social values of civilization, and the importance of social morals, social…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Childhood Needs, Montessori Method

Kahn, David – NAMTA Journal, 2001
Presents information on the Hershey Montessori Farm School in Huntsburg, Ohio, after a year of operation. Includes beginning case studies, which represent individual change to a higher level of personal realization and social cooperation. Focuses on development of the farm community as the backdrop for personal change and healing, which…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Case Studies, Educational Practices

Ewert-Krocker, Laurie – NAMTA Journal, 2001
Describes "occupation" as a Montessori term, which the Hershey Montessori Farm School, in Huntsburg, Ohio, has adopted for any task arising from the needs of the farm that then generates a scientific or historic study. Includes lists of occupations pursued during 2000-2001 and samples of record forms students used to manage their work.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Environment, Educational Practices, Integrated Curriculum

Shernoff, David J. – NAMTA Journal, 2001
Offers specific rules for using humanities studies in Montessori schools to guide personality formation and social interest during adolescence, focusing on biography. Presents biography as a portrayal of mind connected with action, the success of individual struggle, self-awareness, balancing creativity with service, the importance of inner life,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Biographies, Creativity
Preschool Second-Language Acquisition: A Parent Involvement Program To Reinforce Classroom Learning.

Goren, Dorothy – Montessori Life, 2003
Describes the creation of a flexible and varied family-school partnership for second-language learning at a Montessori preschool. Highlights how the program provided students with an opportunity to participate in second-language learning in an optimal environment while providing parents access to home-based activities that were in concert with…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Language Acquisition, Montessori Method, Montessori Schools

Woods, Carol S. – Montessori Life, 2002
Details evaluation of effectiveness of the Montessori Movable Alphabet in successive exercises to build preschoolers' knowledge about written English. Describes preliminary activities, movable alphabet introduction, dictation, expanded usage, object/picture use, vowel addition, vowel combination, blends, phonetic phrases, H-digraphs, long vowels,…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Emergent Literacy

Peller, Lili E. – NAMTA Journal, 1996
Discusses the important influence of nursery school design on the learning experiences of preschool children, focusing on the design of the "Haus Der Kinder," an all-day Montessori preschool that operated in Vienna in the 1930s. Notes the importance of a homelike atmosphere and a variety of room layouts and furniture. (MDM)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Furniture, Decentralization
Rathunde, Kevin; Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly – Elementary School Journal, 2005
This study compared the time use and perceptions of schools, teachers, and friends of approximately 290 demographically matched students in Montessori and traditional middle schools. We used the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) and questionnaires and conducted multivariate analyses showing that the Montessori students (a) reported more positive…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Educational Environment, School Restructuring, Traditional Schools
Harris, Maureen Ann – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2007
While a growing body of research reveals the beneficial effects of music on education performance the value of music in educating the young child is not being recognized. If research of students in the school system indicates that learning through the arts can benefit the "whole" child, that math achievement scores are significantly…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Montessori Schools, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement

Coe, Elisabeth [Betsy] – Montessori Life, 2003
Compares the developmental characteristics of early and middle adolescents and identifies elements necessary to a Montessori secondary program. Describes implementation at middle and high school levels in one Texas school, with elements relating to community building and student leadership; responsibility for learning and assessment; academic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Classroom Environment, Developmental Stages, Early Adolescents

Kahn, David – NAMTA Journal, 2003
Describes the benefits of including the ninth grade within the 3-year multi-age group setting within a Montessori farm school. Notes how seventh, eighth, and ninth grades work together in one family cluster, allowing 15-year-olds to avoid the pecking order of the high school freshman year while developing personal leadership, confidence, and a…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Early Adolescents, Educational Theories, Grade 7