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NEW! First Year Video Clips: stages of development in the first year of life. This short videos help secure a good start in life for infants, and they are essential for new parents and grandparents. There is a "forward to friends" link at the top of the page so you can share the site, reaching as many new parents as possible.

Laying Down Roots: A 9-minute video produced by a the St. Helena Montessori school in California. A brief introduction to Dr. Montessori's discoveries and often over-looked elements of Montessori education, narrated by a Montessori student. We visited this wonderful school in May.
Pictures from Bhutan: a report from the 2010 trip, beginning the first AMI Montessori class. Before and After pictures.
Montessori Geography and History: the Michael Olaf Spring Newsletter
Montessori Homeschooling Suzuki music, Brown University, law school, finding a balance in life, memories of Michael Olaf Stephenson, and FAQ's
0-3 Montessori tribute and overview: Here is a video overview of the Montessori 0-3 program. It was created in honor of Silvana Montanaro, MD, 0-3 teacher trainer from Rome, Italy.
Montessori Lectures and Articles Montessori infant information, an observation of a 3-6 class, and more
Montessori FAQ's Frequently Asked Questions about Montessori education.
Michael Olaf Children's Projects projects connected with Michael Olaf, including BHUTAN fundraising update.
"Montessori" A Video Explanation: Anyone can use the word "Montessori"
Mongolia Dig: Montessori High School has paleontology experience in the Gobi Desert. Watch report from Cleveland TV news.
Montessori Age 12-18 videos from the Hershey Montessori Farm school in Ohio
Montessori on Peace Boat: news from our friend Takako Fukatsu on the 66th Global Voyage
Maria Montessori Biography A brief overview and several pictures
Human Development a middle school course. Michael Olaf's Joyful Child (for birth to three) is used as a text in a Montessori adolescent program
Creativity Do schools kill creativity? This is a link to a short talk, given at the end of an education conference, by Sir Ken Robinson. It is one of the most insightful and entertaining talks we have heard in a long time. Enjoy! (courtesy of YouTube.com)
Big Issue-college NYT article. Quote: By 5, it is possible to predict, with depressing accuracy, who will complete high school and college and who won't.
Montessori and Waldorf Schools a comparison
Montessori Supporters and Students an interesting list
Teacher Training Information the training of the author of the Michael Olaf publications
Montessori Teacher Training Center Special 0-3. 3-6. 6-12 overviews for new teachers, to round out their understanding of the child; materials for all levels
Results of Montessori Education two articles
ABOUT US Michael Olaf Montessori Company, established in 1982
What People Say about the Michael Olaf Montessori Company
BIO of the author of the Michael Olaf Montessori overviews: The Joyful Child and Child of the World
Susan's World: Public School Montessori article on the author of The Joyful Child and Child of the World

	To see the "teaching text," and appropriate materials for Birth to Three, click here: THE JOYFUL CHILD
	To see the "teaching text," and appropriate materials for Three to Twelve Years, click here: CHILD OF THE WORLD

SPECIAL (USA only) Michael Olaf catalogs/overviews are mostly used for educational purposes, as an overview of Montessori philosophy and practice for both homes and schools. A box of approximately 60 copies of last year's 2008 edition, which would usually cost $180.00 is now only $35.00 (while they last): BOX

ABOUT US Michael Olaf Montessori Company, established in 1982
What People Say about the Michael Olaf Montessori Company

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