毅宇蒙特梭利實驗教育機構

From World Tours to Educational Practice — Canadian Teacher Chris’s Cross-Border Montessori Observations

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.

Montessori Adolescent Education Observation: Falling Asleep in Math Class

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….

The Montessori Adolescent Education Observation Program: Cook Your Own Lunch

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….