Join us for a conversation with Debora Guimaraes de Araujo, a Montessori educator, parent coach, and infant Montessori teacher! Debora joined The PEACE Program as a facilitator in 2022 and works with families internationally through our Masterclass.

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Debora and Mariana discuss the Human Tendencies. These are characteristic tendencies for humans that include things like work, repetition, exploration, communication, exactness, and more. We talk about how these impact our work as Montessori educators and how families can use these at home!

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Join us for a conversation with Katalin Lovassy, a Montessori educator, parent coach, and Montessori mother! Katalin joined The PEACE Program as a facilitator in 2022 and works with families internationally through our Masterclass. In this episode, Katalin and Mariana discuss the child’s experience at a Montessori School. We chat about the prepared adult, the prepared environment, and the long periods of uninterrupted time the child has to construct themselves. As Montessori teachers, they both discuss their own work in Montessori and how understanding and centering the child’s experience can help us understand our parenting today.

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Join us for a conversation with Virginia Stone Rogers, a Montessori educator, parent coach, and Montessori mom! In this episode, Virginia and Mariana talk about how to prioritize the parts of your parenting day that matter with the 10-2-5-Connect Method! In this method, you can prioritize first 10 minutes of self-care, then only 2 minutes pursuing developmental information, finding 5 minutes to observe your child, and having a trustworthy and affirming space to connect! As Montessori teachers and parents of young children, they both discuss why self-care is so important, where they seek developmental information, how they find time to observe, and how you can leverage the Montessori Masterclass for all three (plus connection!).

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Join us for a conversation with Debora Guimaraes de Araujo, a Montessori educator, parent coach, and infant Montessori teacher! Debora joined The PEACE Program as a facilitator in 2022 and works with families internationally through our Masterclass. In this episode, Debora and Mariana talk about the Sensitive Period of Movement! Understand more about the concept of Montessori’s theory of the Sensitive Periods and in particular, about movement’s role in the child’s development, as well as how the Sensitive Period aids the child in their developmental pursuits. As Montessori teachers, they both discuss what it means to them and how they use it in everyday work with children, and how you can at home as well!

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Join us for a conversation with Virginia Stone Rogers, a Montessori educator, parent coach, and Montessori mom! Virginia joined The PEACE Program as a Facilitator in 2022 and works with families internationally through our Masterclass. In this episode, Virginia and Mariana talk about the Fourth Plane of Development! Understand more about the concept of Montessori’s theory of the Four Planes and in particular, about the final stage toward maturity. As Montessori teachers and parents of young children, they both discuss how they use the developmental understanding of where their children are headed to inform what they do today as parents and teachers. Connect with both Mariana and Virginia in the Montessori Masterclass

Join us for a conversation with Becca McSweeney, a Montessori educator, parent coach, and toddler classroom teacher! Becca joined The PEACE Program as a Facilitator in 2022 and works with families internationally through our Masterclass. In this episode, Becca and Mariana talk about the Absorbent Mind!  What is it and how does it work? What observations can be made of the child while they have this incredible ability to effortlessly learn? And so much more! As fellow Montessori teachers who’ve lived and breathed this age group in Montessori schools, they both discuss their experiences, insights and more to help you start to spot the Absorbent Mind with your child and then know how to use them to meet your child’s potential at home.

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Join us for a conversation with Katalin Lovassy, a Montessori educator, parent coach, and Montessori mother! Katalin joined The PEACE Program as a facilitator in 2022 and works with families internationally through our Masterclass.

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Katalin and Mariana discuss Maria Montessori’s time in medical school. Maria Montessori was one of the first female doctors in Italy and we take a look back in history to understand a little about her experience pursing this career and her later application of what she had learned in the field of education. As Montessori teachers, they both discuss what her work as a medical doctor means to the Montessori method and how understanding the history can help us understand our parenting today.

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Join us for a conversation with Rynae Lindsey, a Montessori educator, parent coach, and Montessori mama! Rynae joined The PEACE Program first as a Scholar in 2020 and is now one of our Facilitators. In this episode, Rynae and Mariana discuss the Sensitive Period of Language, what is is, how it works, and how we can use our understanding of it to help children reach their potential. As Montessori teachers and parents of young children, they both discuss how they use the Sensitive Periods in everyday parenting, and how you can at home as well!

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Join us for a conversation with Debora Guimaraes de Araujo, a Montessori educator, parent coach, and infant Montessori teacher! Debora joined The PEACE Program as a facilitator in 2022 and works with families internationally through our Masterclass.

In This Episode:

Debora and Mariana discuss the essential role of observation, what we meant by “objective” observation, and why it is so fundamental to the Montessori Method. This is a foundational theory toward understanding The Montessori Method. As Montessori teachers, they both discuss what th means to them and how they use it in everyday work with children, and how you can at home as well!

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Join us for a conversation with Maria Bautista, a Montessori educator, parent coach, holistic sleep coach, and mother of two! Maria joined The PEACE Program as a Facilitator in 2022 and works with families internationally through our Masterclass.

In This Episode:

Maria and Mariana discuss the importance of the first 3 years, what is going on in this stage of development, and how these years form a foundation for all later stages.  As Montessori teachers and parents of young children, they both discuss what the First Three Years of Development are, how they use them in everyday parenting, and how you can at home as well!

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