THE UNIVERSAL CHILD
GUIDED BY NATURE

Adaptation of the 2013 AMI International Montessori Congress Presentation, Portland, Oregon, USA

Susan Mayclin Stephenson
56 pages, with 140+ colored pictures
ISBN 978-1-879264-10-6
$16.95
The Universal Child

Nothing I have read by Dr. Montessori, or about Montessori education, has presented the breadth and potential of Montessori for educating children to succeed in both traditional education/work and the kind of education needed for our changing world, as this little book. Nothing else has prepared me to explain Montessori to the parents of the children in our school. Thank you for this gift.
—Administrator of a large Montessori school in the United States

The Universal Child, more than anything else I have read, helps me understand the value and potential of a Montessori education.
—School administrator new to Montessori, USA

My friends who do not go to a Montessori school are always asking me what the difference between their school and mine is. Or they ask me to explain what a Montessori school is. After reading this book I think I can tell them.
—12-year-old Montessori student
Simple, elegant, inspiring. Susan Stephenson carries Dr. Montessori’s vision of education for peace forward with this lovely, simple book about what we can all recognize as universal in our make-up as human beings. Those things that ought to (and can) bring us to a place of great respect for children through positive, intelligent engagement with them the world over.
—Gioconda Bellonci, Montessori parent and teacher

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CONTENTS

Part 1
THE NEEDS AND TENDENCIES
OF THE UNIVERSAL CHILD:
exploration; movement; work, maximum effort, perfection; concentration; self-control

Part 2
HOW TO SHARE MONTESSORI
WITH THE WORLD:
finding out what Montessori means; researching a culture in preparation for sharing Montessori; explaining Montessori; mentoring a new Montessori teacher

Part 3
THE UNIVERSAL CHILD GROWS UP

Part 4
WE ARE GUIDED BY NATURE

 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.

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Newsletters announcing books

#13 Book, Child of the World: Montessori, Global Education for Age 3-12+, March 2013

#14 Book, The Joyful Child: Montessori, Global Wisdom for Birth to Three, July 2013

#15 Book, The Universal Child, October 2013

#21 Book, No Checkmate, Montessori Chess Lessons for Age 3-90+ May 2016

#23 Book, Montessori and Mindfulness, November 2017

#25 Book, The Red Corolla, Montessori Cosmic Education (preparation in the 3-6 class), June 2019

#26 Book, Montessori Homeschooling, One Family's Story , August 2020

#27 Book, Aid to Life, Montessori Beyond the Classroom, March 2021

#28 Book, Please Help Me Do It Myself, Observation and Recordkeeping for the Montessori Primary and Elementary Class, May 2022

Other Newsletters of interest

#2 Montessori Art, Jan 2010
#3 Montessori Cultural Geography, May 2010
#4 Montessori Parenting/Teaching, Aug 2010
#5 Montessori Home Environment, Nov 2010
#6 Montessori in Sikkim, Jan 2011
#7 Montessori Math, Apr 2011
#8 All 2009-2011 Newsletters, May 2011
#9 Montessori Grace and Courtesy, Aug 2011
#10 Montessori Biology, May 2012
#11 Practical Life, Real Life, Aug 2012
#12 Happy Children for the Holidays, Dec 2012
#16 Montessori Language, Apr 2014
#17 Swaddling, Caring for Others, Authentic Montessori. Nov 2014
#18 Concentration, Where the Magic Happens!, May 2015
#19 Michael Olaf Montessori Company, Nov 2015
#20 Cosmic Education, Feb 2016

 

Updated on August 17, 2023
AUTHOR'S WEBSITE, Montessori work over the years, art and international blog cab be accessed at the QR code to the right or by this link SUSAN   Susan Mayclin Stephenson