Those who work with Montessori adolescent programs know that student-planned bonding trips, also known as Odyssey trips, are an important, and joyful, part of the learning process. You may not know that this can happen in online school programs too! There is so much that sets Bridgemont International School apart from traditional online experiences; it […]
Bridgemont International School: Building an adolescent community through a community of schools
Written by Tamela Mills Adolescence is known among Montessorians as the age of the social newborn, so how can we grow a program large enough to support teens’ need for peer connection, collaboration, and learning exploration? This can be a struggle for many schools. A growing number of high-quality, independent Montessori schools are joining a […]
Montessori Teens Creating a Global Community on Zoom
Can You Have an Online Montessori School? When I joined Bridgemont International School, friends asked me, “How can you have an online Montessori school?” There is a perception that Dr. Montessori would never have accepted computers in a classroom, not to mention an online school, but this vision of Montessori education is incomplete. It’s true […]
Oh, hippocampus…How amazing you are!
Let me count the ways: – You are integral in the formation of long term memories.-You help to coordinate spatial memory.-You integrate emotions and learning.-You connect auditory sounds with memory. Learning means to understand material and in such a way that you can remember it and apply it to new situations. This is impossible without […]