“If teaching is to be effective with young children, it must assist them to advance on the way to independence. It must initiate them into those kinds of activities which they can perform themselves and which keep them from being a burden to others because of their inabilities. We must help them to learn how to walk without assistance, to run, to go up and down the stairs, to pick up fallen objects, to dress and undress, to wash themselves, to express their needs in a way that is clearly understood, and to attempt to satisfy their desires through their own efforts. All this is part of an education for independence."

-The Discovery of the Child, Maria Montessori

Affiliations

Greenstone Montessori school is a member or affiliated with the following organizations.  These organizations also have additional resources for you to find out more about Montessori education.

• Open Montessori Initiative (OMI) www.montessori-omi.org
• Oregon Montessori Association  (OMA) www.oregonmontessori.org
• North America Montessori Association (NAMTA) www.montessori-namta.org
• Association Montessori International (AMI) www.montessori-ami.org

Reading for Montessori Parents

• Books by Dr. Maria Montessori
  • The Child in the Family
  • The Absorbent Mind
  • From Childhood to Adolescence
  • To Educate the Human Potential

The last two books include a discussion of the Montessori elementary level program and child development beyond age six.

• Other Recommended Reading
  • Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius by Angeline Lillard
  • The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelese
  • The Plug-In Drug by Marie Winn
  • Children: The Challenge by Rudolph Dreikurs
  • How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by A. Faber and E. Mazlish

Check out our lending library for other suggestions and book borrowing!