Episode 4: Montessori at Home

On this episode I have a conversation with educator Jesse McCarthy about how he discovered Montessori and how families can implement Montessori philosophy at home. Jesse has over 12 years of experience as an educator and started working at LePort back in 2004 as a teacher. Since then he has worked as a principal, curriculum developer and has designed programs to for employee and program enrichment. You can find his writings at mariamontessori.com and follow his blog at jemslife.com. Also mentioned is the work of Haim Ginott who you can learn more about here.

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Episode 3: Sibling Rivalry

This week I interview my esteemed colleague, Carmen Calvo, about sibling rivalry. As a Montessori guide with over 20 years of experience with children from 0-12, Carmen shares her strategies for how to best support children who are experiencing jealousy or feeling competitive around their siblings (or friends). We discuss the negative feelings that can grow between siblings and how to help foster healthy relationships. Please feel free to comment in with your questions or topic suggestions. Thanks for listening!


 

Episode 2: A Parent's Perspective

Welcome back! In this episode I interview my parents about what their experience having a preschooler/kindergartner, how they picked a school, and what they wish they knew back then. We also talk about what it was like for them to watch me go through the Montessori teacher training and visiting the classrooms I have worked in.

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Episode 1: An Introduction

Welcome to Montessori Moment! My name is Liz Monsen and I have been working as a Montessori guide(teacher) since 2013. I have a B.A. in history from Reed College, a M.Ed. in Education from Loyola University and my AMI teaching diploma from Montessori Northwest. I currently work in a primary (ages 3-6) environment in southern California.  I am excited to share our first episode with you. While I have created this podcast as a way to share information and resources with the families in my community it is available for anyone interested in Montessori. Please leave comments, topic suggestions and questions in the comments section. It is my hope that we can eventually do a listener question section at the end of each episode :-).

Enjoy!