by lulu | Feb 7, 2026 | Articles
By Carola Lang-Howard Never before has it been more important that our next generation receives sustainability education to connect with nature to understand the interconnectedness between all things. To not only learn to live with nature, but to be equal with nature,...
by lulu | Feb 7, 2026 | Articles
In this wonderful Ted Talk, Sir Ken Robinson rates ‘curiosity’ as “the engine of achievement”. He shares that teaching is about learning and that if there is no learning going on, there is no education going on. Sadly, he finds that we have...
by lulu | Feb 7, 2026 | Articles
Montessori initially focused her pedagogical approach on working with the youngest children during their first plane of development, particularly the three- to six-year-olds. As she engaged with teachers and families, her work extended to the older children, as...
by lulu | Feb 7, 2026 | Articles
In various Montessori sources, our attention is drawn to the actively learning child; the child who learns by doing. “It is through work alone that a child develops” (Montessori, M. Maria Montessori Speaks to Parents, 2017: 67, Kindle Edition)....
by lulu | Feb 7, 2026 | Articles
In a recent webinar exploring The Favourable Environment, a group discussion led participants to consider whether we need to review our understanding of ‘normalisation’. The general interpretation tends to be quite academic, and typically aims for a static...
