Podcast & Blog

  • Personal letters to the community
    by Mirka
  • Podcast series
    listen to interviews with inspiring people
  • News from Montessori Institute Prague

Podcast & Blog

  • Personal letters to the community
    by Mirka
  • Podcast series
    listen to interviews with inspiring people
  • News from Montessori Institute Prague
10.4. 2025

Why Do Montessori Schools Need a Strategic Plan?

We bring you an inspiring conversation with Hanka Chramostova, principal of Montessori School Andílek in Prague. Over the years, her school has secured more than 1.5 million euros in grant funding—allowing them to grow, support families, and expand their programs from toddlers to adolescents.

7.4. 2025

How to Increase School Enrollment with Grant Money

We bring you an inspiring conversation with Hanka Chramostova, principal of Montessori School Andílek in Prague. Over the years, her school has secured more than 1.5 million euros in grant funding—allowing them to grow, support families, and expand their programs from toddlers to adolescents.

27.3. 2025

The Adolescent Journey: Insights into Starting and Extending Montessori Programs

Bringing Montessori to your community is a beautiful, bold dream — and like so many dreams, it requires funding. The good news is? You’re not alone in this, and yes, funding is out there. We recently sent out a survey in which I asked you, Montessori educators, founders, and dreamers about your experiences with grant funding. Your responses were honest, powerful, and eye-opening and they inspired me to create something just for you.

21.3. 2025

Montessori funding survey results

Bringing Montessori to your community is a beautiful, bold dream — and like so many dreams, it requires funding. The good news is? You’re not alone in this, and yes, funding is out there. We recently sent out a survey in which I asked you, Montessori educators, founders, and dreamers about your experiences with grant funding. Your responses were honest, powerful, and eye-opening and they inspired me to create something just for you.

11.3. 2025

What are grants and why is grant money important for Montessori?

Alright, Grant Lovers, let’s dive right in! You know, I’m a huge advocate for Montessorians using grants. They offer incredible opportunities to secure funding and alleviate financial stress. And honestly, I’ve seen it way too often – many Montessori organizations struggle financially, but it doesn’t have to be that way! Grants can be a total game-changer. So,...

4.3. 2025

Good Morning, Grant Lovers! A Journey into the World of Grants

Good morning! What a beautiful day to talk about something truly exciting – grants! Welcome to my new podcast series, Good Morning Grant Lovers, where I will be sharing my passion, experience, and knowledge about grants. This podcast series is about love – my love for grants and how they can transform Montessori projects all over the world....

3.1. 2025

Building Bridges Through Language: Insights from a Montessori Bilingual Journey

Lucy Welsted, head of an international Montessori school in Cordoba, Spain, shared her inspiring journey of creating a thriving bilingual program in a recent Talk with Mirka. From its initial challenges to becoming a model of multilingual education, Lucy’s experience offers valuable insights for educators and administrators alike. Why Bilingual Education? Bilingual education is more than teaching children...

30.12. 2024

Why must we reflect on our Montessori practice continually? 

Hello, hello! Today’s blog post and the origin video which goes with it is a little different. Normally, we’d connect live in my TALK WITH MIRKA FB/IG LIVE SHOW, but this time, I’m sharing something pre-recorded. Why? Because I’m actually taking a little time for myself—a quick retreat to a spa for two and a half days. I’m going...

27.12. 2024

Be Your Future Self: A Talk with Mirka

As the end of the calendar year approaches, it’s a time to slow down and reflect. Last week, I shared three exercises to help you look back on the past year—your achievements and the areas you’d still like to work on. If you need a reminder, you can revisit those exercises on the Montessori Institute Prague Facebook Page....

16.12. 2024

Montessori and Well-Being: Connecting Education with Happiness

Montessori education isn’t just about children—it’s also about us. How do we balance what we do for others with what we need for our own peace and joy? Barbara Murphy, an expert on Montessori and well-being, discussed this in a recent conversation with Mirka. The Montessori Principles That Foster Well-Being Barbara highlighted how the core elements of Montessori...