August 2024 – Lockhart Learning

Getting to Know You: Building the Classroom Community

August 23, 2024
Posted by Betsy Lockhart
Building Community
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Image by bess.hamiti@gmail.com from Pixabay One of the first tasks for Montessorians at the beginning of the year is establishing a welcoming, beautiful physical environment. We know that...

Piecing Together Community

Image by congerdesign from Pixabay I have been reflecting this week on the implicit difference between “welcome back” and “welcome home”: returning to where you have been vs. returning to a...

Prepare to Launch!

August 12, 2024
Posted by Betsy Lockhart
Before Children Arrive, New School Year, The Prepared Adult
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Happy New (School) Year! This is the time when seasoned guides and freshly minted Montessorians alike are entering into what I call The Time of Great Anticipation. I love this opportunity for creative...