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 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 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.
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 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.
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….