Interview with Chris Marks, Curriculum Lead of Junior High Department at Y2MAC

Departing from the typical image of a "teacher," Chris Marks, who recently joined the Y2 Montessori School-Adolescent Community (Y2MAC), says with a smile that he is not an educator driven by a traditional "passion for teaching." Instead, his rich and colorful life experiences, combined with his inquiry and longing for education after becoming a parent, led him to devote himself to Montessori.

Interview with Students of Y2MAC

For many parents, "smartphone addiction" was not a concern during their own school years. However, today’s children are known as "digital natives." Their mastery of technology far exceeds imagination, yet this often leaves them trapped in the black hole of digital addiction. This is not merely a domestic struggle but a global challenge.

Interview with April Chen, 6th Cohort Participant of the Y2 Social Impact Talent Development Program

For 15 years, April lived the enviable life of a flight attendant traveling the globe. However, when a new life was about to "land" in her womb, a journey of self-healing through Montessori truly began.

Interview with Pei-Jung Wu, 6th Cohort Participant of the Y2 Social Impact Talent Development Program

From Nursing to the Frontlines: Opening the Montessori Eyes

Interview with Student Managers of Y2 Montessori School - Adolescent Community

Interview with Teachers and Students of Y2MAC

"Time flies like an arrow" is a cliché often heard during graduation season. Yet, for the first graduating class of this Montessori middle school, one must also add footnotes such as "pioneering hardships," "revolutionary camaraderie," and "bridging the past to the future."

Interview with Tung-Liao Cheng, Project Lead of the Taiwan Montessori Education Center (TMEC) at National Chengchi University

Interview with Andy Chen, Founder of Y2 Foundation for Future Education

The purpose of establishing the foundation is not to argue about right or wrong, but to preserve space for more diverse choices.

A Word from the Founders

We envision Y2 as a supportive platform so that all who are passionate about education and are eager for growth can find a path toward realizing their dreams.

Interview with Yu-Feng Yeh, First Cohort Participant of TMEC Tuition-Free Montessori Elementary School Teacher Training Program

A small turning point during the training changed Yu-Feng’s teaching philosophy: Children don’t follow adult plans. First, observe whether they have a sense of direction—then consider how far they can go.

Interview with Chien-Chih Li, First Cohort Participant of TMEC Tuition-Free Montessori Elementary School Teacher Training Program

This program helped me discover that my cosmic task is to care for myself, others, and the environment. It taught me that every stage of human development has its own characteristics and requires different kinds of support—support that is grounded in observation.

As soon as you step into the hallway of Yilan’s Yixin Montessori School, a slender teenager eagerly greets you: "Would you like a cup of coffee?" At first glance, it seems like simple hospitality—but it’s actually part of the school’s “microeconomy.”

Interview with Joey Liaw, 4th Cohort Participant of Y2 Social Impact Talent Development Program

Nestled inside Chuang-Wei Junior High School in Yilan, the Chinese name of Yixin Montessori School may sound like an independent bookstore, but it is actually a vital hub for Montessori experimental education in the region. Its founder, Joey Liaw, took an unexpected yet seemingly destined path into education—a story that reads like a twist of fate.

Interview with Frances Yang and Hui-Ju Chen, Parents of Montessori Middle School Students

Many people are curious: What changes do adolescents living at a Montessori school experience? Why is a Montessori middle school capable of fostering such beautiful transformations? T

Interview with Rhonda Stone, Lead House Parent of Y2 Montessori School – Adolescent Community (Y2MAC)

Many people are curious—just how exactly is residential life at a Montessori middle school? Life in the Montessori boarding community is structured and independent with steady rhythm, allowing new students to adjust quickly to the environment.

Fancy shared, “In every project, the most important elements are the space itself and the audience within it.” Compared to his previous works designing large-scale artworks and concert visuals, creating a soft installation art for Y2MC pushed him to step outside his past experiences and rethink what art for children should look like.

How to help parents balance both their careers and family life? Located within Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park, Y2 Montessori Casa (Y2MC) offers a new option for families working in the Hsinchu Science Park area. Tyson Bioresearch Inc. envisioned a preschool where families sharing a common educational philosophy could work and grow together.

Along the 50-kilometer stretch of Hualien County from Yanliao to Jiqi, only seagulls meet the eye. There is no sound of school children reciting their textbooks.

The great American sociologist, historian, and civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) once said: “Education must not simply teach work – it must teach life.” We cannot agree more with this phrase.

Unary equations, geometry, π=3.141592... junior high school math is without a doubt one of the most sleep-inducing subjects, especially when combined with sleep-deprived knot-tied brains. Almost everyone has been guilty at one time or another of daydreaming or dozing off in class. And despite a teacher’s best efforts, even Montessori middle school students drift off to the "land of nod” now and then….

Today, it was Principal Jan Gaffney’s turn to observe and assist, watching carefully to ensure students handled cleavers properly and safely, or whether they used they needed more attentive guidance….

Along the 50-kilometer stretch of Hualien County from Yanliao to Jiqi, only seagulls meet the eye. There is no sound of school children reciting their textbooks.

If it takes a village to educate a child, what does it take to train a teacher? In the past, Montessori education, which originated in Europe and the United States, was something out of reach for those in Taiwan.

If you’ve listened to the Y2 Podcast, you are likely familiar with the sharp, energetic, and humorous Diane Teng. Diane’s job titles and roles are as diverse as the multiverse.

In the course of growing up, we all encounter one or two teachers who impact us profoundly. For Y2 Montessori Adolescent Community’s (Y2MAC) guide, Fang-Jou Chang, being raised by parents who are teachers became his inspiration.

"You’re not a real Montessori teacher; you’re a fake! You can’t restrict our freedom," a third-grade boy standing in front of Zheng-Hua Yan pointed and roared like a string of blasting firecrackers.

Majoring in business management at National Chengchi University, never taking any courses related to education, and was long employed in the business sector…What kind of sparks would ignite when someone with this background joins Y2 Montessori Adolescent Community (Y2MAC)?

“It takes a village to raise a child" comes from an African proverb speaking to how the raising of healthy, happy, and flourishing children require the collective efforts of parents, teachers, neighbors, professionals, community members, and policymakers—all must work together to rear children.