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Why Montessori?

INSIDE MONTESSORI is a documentary film that reframes the national education conversation toward creating learning environments that allow children to achieve their full potential.

A Montessori Morning. Follow a child during his 3 hour work cycle to understand how Montessori approaches early education. Get a sense of the engagement, concentration, patience, independence, social  interactions and leadership that occurs every day in a Montessori environment.

Montessori from a father’s point of view

Let the child be the guide. Documentary film on Montessori education 1h 45m. As a young father, watching his daughter go through her life experiences, film director Alexandre Mourot discovered the Montessori approach and decided to set his camera up in a children’s house (3 to 6 years of age) in the oldest Montessori school in France.

Montessori in the News

2022: Montessori Children Often Turn Into Happy Adults. Psychology Today
2021: New Research Highlights The Long Term Benefits Of A Montessori Education. Forbes
2020: Maria Montessori challenged and changed how kids are taught, and remains influential today. The Conversation
2020: Why Ages 2-7 Matter So Much for Brain Development. Edutopia
2019: The Montessori Comeback
2019: A Public School Makes the Case for ‘Montessori’ for All. Edutopia
2019: What to know about Montessori preschools. The New York Times
2016: Montessori Schools Offer Big Lessons For ‘Managers’

Roots in Research

• Our Roots in Research: The Ideas and Evidence Behind Wildflower Schools. Learn more about the rationale behind Wildflower school model.

• Understanding Montessori. A guide for parents by Maren Schmidt M.Ed. with Dana Schmidt.

• Montessori a Modern Approach by Paula Polk Lillard.

• The Science Behind the Genius by Angeline Stoll Lilliard.

Note: These resources and many more are available in the Sundrops Montessori School family library.

Why Wildflower?

Cultivating Organic Learning Environments. Hear about the vision behind Wildflower network from its founder, Sep Kamvar.