BIRTH TO THREE YEARS

MONTESSORI FOR A PRINCE (Prince George of Cambridge) (PDF)

DEVELOPMENT VIDEO CLIPS
Short video clips showing stages of development of movement and language in the first year of life: DEVELOPMENT

BHUTAN - Birth to Three
A comparison of Montessori Assistant to Infancy (birth-three) practice and birth-three traditions in Bhutan. A fuller version of this article, with more pictures can be found in the book THE JOYFUL CHILD (from the publisher Michael Olaf) The Joyful Child: Montessori, Global Wisdom for Birth to Three: Bhutan

WEANING
An interesting article written by Susan, and a fellow Assistants to Infancy (Birth to Three) teacher. A fuller version of this article, with more pictures can be found in the book THE JOYFUL CHILD (from amazon.com) The Joyful Child: Montessori, Global Wisdom for Birth to Three: weaning

TOILET LEARNING
In the Montessori 0-3 program children are not "trained" to use the toilet, but they are taught the natural steps. This article is written by an A to I (Birth to Three) teacher in Amsterdam: toilet learning

TRANSITION
FROM 0-3 TO 3-6

"Over the years I have seen many children held too long in an Infant Community only to watch these normalized children regress into deviated states and then be deemed not ready for the move to the Primary class".

0-3 TO 3-6 TRANSITION, by Judi Orion, AMI 0-3 and 3-6 trainer

THREE TO SIX YEARS

3-6 CLASSROOM OBSERVATION
(An updated version of this observation is found in the book: Aid to life, Montessori Beyond the Classroom) In 1987 Susan revisited the children's class at the training center where she studied in 1970-71. Her observation helps teachers move away from group lessons to the 3-hour work period and the independent work and deep concentration or true Montessori education: 3-6 class observation

DEVIATIONS AND NORMALIZATION
During the first 3-6 AMI Montessori course in Thailand, this lecture was given. True Montessori practice helps a child move away from personality traits that are all too commonly accepted as normal, to a happier way of living: (NORMALIZATION LECTURE)

SIX TO TWELVE+ YEARS

MONTESSORI PRACTICE IN A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM
In 1978-1979 Susan taught at Colegio San Silvestre, in Lima, Peru. Without any Montessori materials she was still able to use Montessori philosophy to help the children. This paper is now included in the book "Aid to Life, Montessori Beyond the Classroom" (information on this book below.

gives a few ideas to teachers of traditional classes. HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR NON-MONTESSORI TEACHER

TWELVE YEARS AND OLDER

BECOMING AND ADULT
See the chapter "Becoming and Adult" in the 2022 book Please Help Me Do It Myself, Observation and Recordkeeping in the Montessori Primary and Elementary Class BOOK

CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS FROM AGE 12-18
Montessori philosophy and practice for the middle school & high school years 12-18 article Reprint

Since helping to support the Montessori children's project in Tanzania in the 1970's, Jim and Susan Stephenson, the owners of the Michael Olaf Montessori company, have been involved with similar projects in many countries. See a few of them here: Children's Projects

Susan Stephenson has been involved with Montessori education since her eldest started attending a Montessori school in 1968. At the Montessori Centenary celebration in San Francisco in 2007, she presented some of this work (Parts 1 and 2), shared here.

Part 11964-2003, India (Mumbai); London; Lima, Peru; California; Japan; India (Dharamsala, Tibetan children's village); Nepal, Tibet; Australia; Nepal; Thailand (text and pictures)

Part 2 2004-2006, Nepal; Thailand; Bhutan (text and pictures)

Part 3 2007-2019, For the last ten+ years Susan has been working in many places, consulting for schools and speaking. She has shared many of these experiences on facebook or on her blog BLOG

"First Montessori Books" Series

Child of the World: Montessori, Global Education for Age 3-12+

The Joyful Child: Montessori, Global Wisdom for Birth to Three3

The Universal Child

No Checkmate, Montessori Chess Lessons for Age 3-90+

Montessori and Mindfulness

The Red Corolla, Montessori Cosmic Education (preparation in the 3-6 class)

Montessori Homeschooling, One Family's Story

Aid to Life, Montessori Beyond the Classroom

Please Help Me Do It Myself, Observation and Recordkeeping for the Montessori Primary and Elementary Class,

These books speak to anyone wanting to understand Montessori. They are based on the author's fifty years of experience as a Montessori teacher and administrator, speaker, school consultant, and examiner for Montessori teacher training courses. Some have been translated in other languages, the English versions are available from Montessori book suppliers and online.

QUOTING BOOKS
Permission is granted to quote up to 500 words at any one time—on websites or school newsletters or social media—from any of these books, as long as a link back to the book is provided.

AUTHOR'S WEBSITE, Montessori work over the years, art and international blog, SUSAN

MICHAEL OLAF Montessori information MICHAEL OLAF

MICHAEL OLAF Montessori shop BOOKS & MATERIALS

MONTESSORI INFORMATION
This page has interesting information about Montessori in general: Montessori

Updated on May 12, 2022