Our daughter went to a Montessori school for preschool, then another for kindergarten. It was great for her, but we still switched to public school.

“Montessori math” seems to have become a buzzword around Durango when it comes to elementary education. But what exactly is it? Beyond the enticing, colorful wooden materials, it is an approach based ...

"No one could have foreseen that children had concealed within themselves a vital secret capable of lifting the veil that covered the human soul, that they carried within themselves something which, ...

When Patty Eggerding was first hired at West Suburban Montessori School in Oak Park, she brought up the possibility of adding an elementary program to the school. Almost four years later, Eggerding, ...

Because Montessori schools are often associated with progressive suburbanites and well-to-do private schools, many people don’t know that Dr. Maria Montessori originally developed her pedagogical ...

With Montessori-trained teachers and thoughtfully designed classrooms, students are encouraged to explore their interests and progress at their own pace ...