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    Colliding Visions

     Mission meets Vision By Donna Curtis (IMS ’02) Donna’s Mustard Seed “mission” is a spe­cialized Montessori program for children of parents in her neighborhood. In this mission, she has many […]

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    Montessori Academy of Virginia – Virginia Beach, VA

    The Montessori Academy of Virginia was founded by Dr. Divitotawela in 1996. Originally located in a small rental building in Virginia Beach, the school now consists of three 10,000 sq. […]

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    Hayfield Montessori School – Louisville, KY

    The Hayfield Montessori School in Louisville, KY opened its doors in September of 1967. Founded by Leo and Monique Denoncourt, it began at the  urging of a few parents of […]

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    Corpus Christi Montessori School

    By Lee Havis The Corpus Christi Montessori School began as a search by four parents for a favorable educational option for their young children after leaving the Montessori primary level […]

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    A Visit to Montessori Harbor-Mesa School

    By Donna Curtis (IMS ’02) Most refreshing! Most delightful! Most hospitable! Thank you, Giuliana DeFrenza, for opening your heart and school to me. I was discouraged and disappointed trying to […]

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    Other Children

    By Sally Korte (IMS ’15) Maria Montessori stated that the child perfects himself and that the only thing that the adult has to do is to prepare the environment for […]

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    It Takes a Village

    By Sally Korte (IMS ’15) Why is so difficult sometimes to solve misbehavior? Why can it be so difficult for a child to reach the stage of normalization?    This […]

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    Donna’s Montessori Ministry

    In Petaluma, California, Donna Curtis (IMS ‘06) has established an in-home Montessori school which she views as a “ministry”. Donna set up her Montessori Ministry because the normal business model […]

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    Character Teaching in Central America

    By Lee Havis The IMS “Character Teaching” (CT) project arose in 2000 as an innovative practical means for Montessori teaching with children to overcome cultural poverty in those regions of […]

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    Courthouse Montessori School in Virginia Beach, Virginia

    Judyth Timm founded Courthouse Montessori School in Virginia Beach, VA in the fall of 1994. A graduate of Virginia Wesleyan College, she sought to establish this school according to the Montessori philosophy as […]