The Michael Olaf Montessori Company

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ABOUT US, A little History: No business plan, no plans at all to start a business. Susan Mayclin Stephenson was on maternity leave from being a Montessori elementary teacher in Marin County, California. Jim was a painter for the Berkeley schools. 1982 their teenage daughters, with the typical confidence and initiative of Montessori school graduates, started a tiny shop to provide Montessori toys and books for children because they could not find anything good enough in the whole San Francisco Bay Area for their new baby brother. They named it after him, Michael Olaf.

Teachers discovered the tiny shop and asked for a list of books and products so they could order from home. Then the growing number of new customers asked for pictures which Susan drew and assembled on graph paper taped to the dining room window. The business grew and grew, moving to two more stores, each larger than the last, and now provides information and books on Montessori philosophy worldwide.

Ursula Mayclin Carroll, Michael Olaf Stephenson, Narda Sherman, all grown up and together at Ursula's wedding.

MICHAEL OLAF PUBLISHERS

BOOKS
The Michael Olaf Montessori Company is now The Michael Olaf Montessori Publishing Company. There are presently 14 titles based on what Michael Olaf customers wanted to know about Montessori, and on Susan's teaching of children and young adults from age 2-18. These books are being translated into many languages and are considered the best first introduction to Montessori.

INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
Individual copies can be found on Amazon in several countries. Translated books are available at AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) organizations in Vietnam and Russia, and more will be available. Above is the link to these books at Amazon.com in the USA. Please check Amazon in your own country for printed and E-books.

MICHAEL OLAF MONTESSORI COMPANY
Arcata, California 95521
michaelolaf.net
michaelolafbooks@gmail.com

For details of books andinternational work to date, go to BLOG and search by country,

The books are available from the publisher, from Amazon in 100+ countries around the world, and wherever Montessori books are available. BOOKS