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Doing Her Civic Duty

Doing Her Civic Duty

The first time I went to Hillside Middle School to cast my vote as a resident of Ward 2 in Manchester, NH, I noticed that all of the workers appeared to be older, probably retired residents of our community. I couldn’t help but notice that there were no younger members of my local community among them. I asked the ward moderator how one would become a person who works at the polling place on Election Day, and so began my entrance into the Ward 2 election worker community.  I’ve worked ten elections now, first as a volunteer ballot clerk and later as an elected official, one of three selectmen in our Ward. I’ll admit: it was incredibly exciting to see my name on the ballot…

Montessori Training as a Personal Transformation

Montessori Training as a Personal Transformation

Children’s House 2 Lead Guide Jessica Robson spent the last year simultaneously teaching and pursuing her AMI (Association Montessori International) Primary Diploma from the Montessori Northwest Training Center in Portland, Oregon. It was an amazing and intense experience that “profoundly impacted” the way she thinks about children and about teaching.

New Research Linking Montessori and Adult Wellbeing

New Research Linking Montessori and Adult Wellbeing

In a new paper published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers found that there is an association between Montessori education and wellbeing in adulthood. The study found “that attending Montessori for at least two childhood years was associated with significantly higher adult wellbeing on all four factors.”

Life Unfolded: Sarah Gilleeny on Mixing a Newborn, a Job, and Montessori Training

Sarah Gilleeny is in her 3rd year at HMS as the Upper Elementary Assistant. Last year, she began a two-year AMI training course that brought her three times a week to Hartford, CT. She is the parent of three children, two of whom attend HMS and one of whom was born last year. Oliver joined his mom in both classrooms, at Hollis Montessori and the Montessori Training Center. We asked her how she managed it all and what she learned along the way.