Montessori News for December, 2018

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Get the latest in Montessori news and job postings, courtesy of CGMS

Help! What parent education topics should I present to my adolescents' families?

Ray McClure, M.S., encourages teachers to help parents understand what their adolescents need most during these years of change.

Montessori school, learning center partner for Seneca Nation language learning

In Salamanca, New York, the Seneca Arts & Learning Center and Montessori Seneca Language Nest work with students to acquire the Seneca language from native and second language learners.

Public Montessori school has unique special education focus

San Antonio, Texas' Steele Montessori Academy is a public school with an inclusive philosophy regarding special needs students.

Newtown, Connecticut alumni respond to families of Squirrel Hill

Commonplace Coffee in Squirrel Hill says it received a $650 donation from a group of family and alumni at the Fraser Woods Montessori School in Newtown.

Upcoming dates from CGMS

Certificate Programs

January 21, 2019
Elementary II (9-12)
Secondary (12-18)
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Professional Development Dates

Course	Next session
The Childwise Teacher	January 28, 2019

Nutrition for Learning, Health, and Well-Being	January 28, 2019

The Arts	January 28, 2019

Montessori Fundamentals	January 28, 2019

Special Needs	January 28, 2019

Working with Infants & Toddlers (Montessori Beginnings)	January 28, 2019

Fundamentos Montessori (for Spanish speakers)	February 10, 2019

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Certificate programs:

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Professional Development:

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Guest Contributor Leanne Gray, M.Ed on Montessori Materials in the home

Unless a family is homeschooling their children with the Montessori method, Gray argues that Montessori didactic materials may be counterproductive in their children's play areas
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Michigan school stands out with unique accreditation

Meadow Montessori School of Monroe, Michigan, is the only Montessori school in the U.S. to be accredited by the American Montessori Society at all possible grade levels.
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Venture capitalist, former Montessori teacher, responds to Jeff Bezos

Diane Anthony of Figure Eight Investments, encourages the Day One Fund to consider technology, student advocacy and higher recognition of early childhood professionals
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