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Montessori organizations & Articles about Montessori education
- The Montessori Foundation and International Montessori Council (IMC)
- IMC's Online Library -- articles about Montessori education. Topics include: Characteristics of an Authentic Montessori School, The Montessori Way, Why Montessori Classrooms are Computer Free, Why Montessori for the Kindergarten Year, Montessori for the Elementary Years, Montessori Approach to Discipline, Sensitive Periods, Designing a Montessori Home, and more.
- Tomorrow's Child -- an independent and not-for-profit magazine for Montessori families
- Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
- American Montessori Society (AMS)
- Article by Paula Polk Lillard on Montessori parenting
- "Montessori elementary is different: What children study, What children do" by MJ Rosanova.
Video library from the Montessori Foundation/IMC
Montessori: Planting the Seeds of Learning. The IMC's 12-minute introduction to Montessori education.
Joyful Scholars: Montessori for the Elementary Years. This IMC video is used in hundreds of Montessori schools to introduce parents to the elementary level of Montessori education. It offers a brief overview of what makes elementary Montessori different and special.
What children really get out of a Montessori education. Tens of thousands of Montessori schools around the world are celebrating this vibrant educational reform movement's first 100 years. This video is a recording of a speech given by the Montessori Foundation president, Tim Seldin, to Montessori educators about the positive outcomes of a Montessori education that are apparent by age twelve.