Environments – Lockhart Learning

01 Aug

Classroom Leadership, Community/Social Environment, Environments, Routines and Rituals

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...

07 Oct

Classroom Leadership, Community/Social Environment, Education for Peace, Environments, Peace/Harmony

Beyond the ROSE

When I talk to experienced Montessorians about what is different in their post-COVID classrooms, one of the most common responses I hear is that children do not remember (or never experienced) how...

15 Nov

Classroom Leadership, Classroom Management, Community/Social Environment, Education for Peace, Environments, Gratitude/Empathy, Peace/Harmony, Transformation of the Adult

Do You See What I See?

December 23, 2019
Posted by Betsy Lockhart
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I love the Sunday funnies. Give me the color comics and a perfectly made cappuccino and I am guaranteed 30 minutes of bliss - and some occasional pearls of wisdom. Two weeks ago, there...

18 Oct

Classroom Leadership, Classroom Management, Community/Social Environment, Education for Peace, Environments, Forgiveness, Gratitude/Empathy, Implementing Montessori Philosophy, Peace/Harmony

Good Drama/Bad Drama III: Hurt Feelings and Put-downs

December 23, 2019
Posted by Betsy Lockhart
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Have you ever had your feelings hurt? Of course, you have – it is part of life! Every time we put ourselves “out there” we risk having someone respond in an unexpected way. Sometimes, the...

19 Apr

Big Stories, Cosmic Education, Environments, Implementing Montessori Philosophy, Routines and Rituals

Sacred Spaces

April 25, 2019
Posted by Betsy Lockhart

Last week, I was blessed to attend a reunion of Montessorians; we all had taught at one particular school in Colorado over the past 30 or more years. Many of us had...