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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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10.12. 2024

Challenges and Inspirations in Montessori Entrepreneurship with Katalin Lovassy

Starting a Montessori business brings immense joy but also significant challenges. Katalin Lovassy, founder of Green Heart Montessori, shares how she balances family life, entrepreneurship, and her passion for spreading Montessori philosophy. One of the main challenges she highlights is finding balance between family time and building her projects. “Days are short, nights are long,” she...

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5.12. 2024

Studying AMI Diploma Course – What to Expect?

Embarking on a journey to become a Montessori guide is far more than an educational endeavor—it’s a deeply personal transformation. Madlena Ulrich, AMI 3-6 Trainer, shared during a recent episode of “Talks with Mirka” how the process touches every aspect of who we are, from self-discipline to creativity, and even humor. One of the first and perhaps most surprising steps...

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31.10. 2024

Montessori Observation and Record keeping

Watch/read my conversation with Madlena and understand the importance of knowing why we observe and why we keep records of our observations in the Montessori classroom. There are things we absolutely need to know and things that are less critical.

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17.10. 2024

Talks with Mirka: October Challenges for Montessori School Leaders

As the middle of October settles in, leaders of Montessori Programs and Schools around the world face unique challenges that shape the remainder of their school year. Watch our latest episode of “Talks with Mirka” below, this time featuring Sue Pritzker, trainer of AMI Administrators Course. School has been in session for about a month. New beginnings...

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23.5. 2024

The “Dirty M…” Word

I must say that all of April and May have been months full of travelling for me. I have just returned from Córdoba, Spain, from work on Bilingual Montessori Erasmus project and now I am packing again for two weeks in Amsterdam where I am joining the experts invited by AMI to work on Global School Accreditation (GSA)...

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14.2. 2024

“Why Is Montessori Bad?”

Did you ever think to ask yourself this question? I bet you didn’t! I didn’t think so either until today when I started creating a survey about the quality of Montessori in schools, planning to ask you about your experience. When one is creating a survey, one should be objective and approach the topic without preconceptions. My preconceived notion is...

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