Are you thinking about opening an adolescent program? As Darina says, “there is not one ideal blueprint on how to do that”. You will have to find your own way. However, Montessori Perlička in Brno, Czech Republic, is a shining example of successful implementation of Maria Montessori’s vision for adolescent education. She sits in a classroom, connected to our...
This is a story of how I let go of my son and why I would do it again even if I could go back in time… In my memories, I see my beautiful baby boy when he was born. And then – just in a blink of an eye – I am looking at an 18-year-old young adult whom he’s become; we’ve...
The History of Adolescent Guides Gathering at the Montessori Farm in the Czech Republic.. because the ‘Why?’ is most important. When our non-profit organization Andílek was founded, little did we know about the needs of the adolescents, Maria Montessori’s vision of the prepared environment for young people, and about the farm. It feels like ancient...
January 22, 2022, was the day of the Montessori Adolescents Online Global Community Conference. More than 100 Montessori Adolescent workers from all around the world gathered in a cozy online space we carefully prepared for them. Paul Pillai shared valuable insights, stories from daily practice, and showed us the deep connection with the essence of adolescent...
Friday, January 8, was an important day for Montessori Institute Prague and Montessori School Andilek. We could call it the turning point of our adolescent program!🗝🎊 We’ve had the farm for our students for a few months now, but only now were they able to enter the house.🏡 Everything has its time, and so we also gave the previous...
We have GREAT news to share!!! And I don’t even know where to start to tell you the whole story. It is such a turmoil of thoughts and emotions that it is completely overwhelming. 🧡 Our big dream CAME TRUE! 🧡 Montessori Institute Prague bought a farm and 80 000 m2 of land in a beautiful part of middle...
