While using actual Montessori materials is best sometimes that’s just not possible such as now when we’re all staying home during this COVID-19 pandemic. These printable resources can help you mimic the wooden materials we use in our classroom so that hands-on learning can more easily be achieved at home with nothing more than a…
People in our neighborhood are putting bears in their windows for families to “hunt” while out walking. Based on the popular book We’re Going On A Bear Hunt it’s a fun way to keep the community engaged and give the kids something new to do, while still keeping your “social distance.” We’ve made a do-it-yourself…
Like everyone else, we’ve closed down for the time being in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t things for the children to do! We shared the below links and resources with the parens of our children, and thought maybe others would find them useful, too. Virtual tours of some of…
In one week, on Tuesday, November 27, we’re joining a national day of generosity, #GivingTuesday. It’s a day when you can send a message of love, beauty, and hope to children living in a poor, rundown section of Steubenville, Ohio. Children like Rebecca,* age 2 1/2, and Henry,* age 3 1/2. Their parents approached us…
In addition to a Montessori academic program, Hilltop Children’s House will also offer the Montessori based religious instruction in scripture and liturgy called Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS). In CGS children are given a place where they can fall in love with God. The Catechist does not act as an instructor, but rather as…
“The otherworldly quiet. This is how you recognize a true Montessori preschool. For over a century now, it is usually the thing that strikes people first, and anybody who knows what children ages 3 to 6 are usually like can see why. In a school where the Montessori Method is faithfully applied, the decibel levels…
In the late 1940’s a sister of the Irish order of the Sisters of Loretto began receiving visions of Jesus. She was, at the time, teaching at a school in Calcutta, India. In these visions Jesus told her he wanted her to form an order of Indian nuns that would, among other things, assist children.…
Last year, on Palm Sunday, a 15-year-old boy was killed a block and a half from my house. He was shot down in the street because his brother was connected with a gang. At least, that’s the story that I heard. His two companions were also shot, but managed to flee the scene. It was…