“As we observe children, we see the vitality of their spirit, the maximum effort put forth in all they do, the intuition, attention and focus they bring to all life’s events, and the sheer joy they experience in living.” –Maria Montessori My goal for this series has been to showcase how Montessori is right for…
If you were Italian, you might say to someone asking to borrow a possession, “Si chiama Pietro e torna indietro” or “Its name is Peter and it comes back.” Reading that in English is for sure a head scratcher. But in Italian it’s a clever play on rhyming words and commonly known idiom. My oldest…
I recently described this blog to someone as focused on Montessori, homeschooling and special needs. I realized though that I rarely give a lot of background on the unique challenges we’re up against some days, ie the “special needs” components (though I know I have from time to time mentioned them). Consider this post a…
Happy to say that this little punk was selected for Camp Boggy Creek Summer Camp: Heart Week for a second year in a row. Camp Boggy Creek is a Summer Camp for kids with special needs. Camps like these provide fun and independence for kids who’ve been through more medical procedures than many adults ever…
