Phyllis Wallbank: Her Dream Classroom
By David Fleischacker One day some years ago, Phyllis Wallbank and I were sitting in her living room looking across the pond in her back yard (this is the
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Opening the Doors to the Higher and Lower Levels of Things
by David Fleischacker This one will be short. One important element that young people should come to discover on their own, but through a carefully prepared environment is the higher
Liturgy and the Divine Atrium
by David Fleischacker The Liturgy as the Divine Atrium Maria Montessori learned much about the nature of education from the liturgy of the Church. Saint John Paul II called the
The Development of True Values
By Phyllis Wallbank [Transcript from part of a piece delivered in 1999] The development of true values Up to the age of five, the young child is absorbing his whole
On Education
by Phyllis Wallbank, MBE [the following text was a draft of notes used for a series of workshops that Phyllis delivered in 1999. The workshops provided educators with a number of
Pre-Natal Neural Research and the Absorbent Mind
by Dr. David Fleischacker During the 1990s, there was an explosion of studies funded and conducted on the brain. These included looking at the brain at different stages of human
Why Montessori Sensorial Materials Work: The Light of Understanding
by Dr. David Fleischacker During the first 6 years of life, Maria Montessori discovered that the inner being of the child is being formed, literally. Brain research has demonstrated this
The Deepest Mystery of the Child: A fools treasure
Today is April fools and it is no foolish point that I would like to discuss. The only foolish thing is my failed attempt to bring out this next point,
The Deep Mystery of the Child: Part 1
by Dr. David Fleischacker The deep mystery of the child is the same as the heart or the essence of every human soul. Most of the time we think of