Learn About Montessori & More!
What is Montessori? (A short video!)
All Day Primary: A Montessori-inspired resource for parents and teachers with children in primary school.
What lessons will my child learn? How is it different from public education?
Each of these curriculum maps was designed by our Curriculum Director!
Articles:
Books:
Communities:
Financial Resources:
All Day Primary: A Montessori-inspired resource for parents and teachers with children in primary school.
What lessons will my child learn? How is it different from public education?
Each of these curriculum maps was designed by our Curriculum Director!
- Primary Student (31mos-6yrs) Curriculum Map Template
- Lower Elementary Student (6-9yrs) Curriculum Map Template
- Upper Elementary Student (9-12yrs) Curriculum Map Template
Articles:
- How to: 5 Steps for Brain-Building - Serve & Return, by the Harvard Center for the Developing Child
- Big Work: Goodness, Vocation, and Engagement in the Montessori Method
- Farm to Early Care and Education: Cultivating Healthy Habits for Our Littlest Eaters
- Talking with White Kids about Racism is Not Enough, by Margaret Hagerman
- Toddlers and Biting: Finding the Right Response
- "You're Not My Friend!" - Relational Aggression Starts as Early as Pre-school
Books:
- Children Who are not yet Peaceful, by Donna Bryant Goertz (Specifically for teachers of Elementary aged children)
- How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk, by Adele Faber
- Positive Discipline, by Jane Nelson
- Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive and Survive in Their Digital World, by Devorah Heitner
- The Works of Maria Montessori: Several Online Scans of Publications Authored by Dr. Montessori
Communities:
- AidtoLife.org: The Aid to Life Initiative is founded on the idea that children develop optimally when they are brought up in an environment that supports their natural development, with an adult who understands how to connect them to positive activity and then allows them enough time to grow and develop according to their own pace and rhythm.
- Association Montessori Internationale
- the conscious kid: The Conscious Kid Is An Education, Research And Policy Organization That Supports Families And Educators In Taking Action To Disrupt Racism, Inequity And Bias
- Montessoriguide.org
- Oxford Moms and Tots is a local group designed to help moms meet other moms. They share local family activities and resources.
- Oxford Moms and Sitters is a Facebook group that connects local caregivers (generally university students) with families seeking childcare. You'll need a Facebook profile to join.
- Oxford Parents is a Facebook group for Oxford area families who want to know what's going on around Oxford for kids and families. You'll need a Facebook profile to join.
Financial Resources:
