updated December 17. 2021
Have you ever felt alone in your passion for Catholic Montessori? When I first discovered Maria Montessori, I felt amazed and humbled . . . and very alone. I didn’t know anyone else who knew about Maria Montessori, much less any other Catholics. I knew that what I was learning was going to be life-changing for our family, and that is not an exaggeration. But I didn’t know anyone else who was traveling the same path.
God bless my husband – he very patiently would listen when he came home from work and I would bombard him with excerpts from what I was reading. “Hey, Hon, listen to this . . .” and “And then she said this . . .” He eventually got to the point where he became interested enough that he started doing some Montessori reading on his own. You can read My Story to find out how life unfolded after that.
To spread the blessing of Catholic Montessori, I am creating The Hamlet, a private online retreat that features a Learning Library and community forums.
hamlet (noun) – a small human settlement in a rural area without its own church
The Hamlet is for parents who would like to
* Learn about general Catholic Montessori principles
* Form themselves as parents, shaped by Catholic Montessori principles
* Learn to interact with their children in very specific and purposeful ways
* Develop skills to help develop virtue, positive characteristics, and good habits in their children
* Prepare their home environment according to Catholic Montessori principles
The Hamlet is not for parents who are looking for
* A “one-size-fits-all-children” perfect parenting plan
* Information on how to recreate a Montessori school in their home
* Catholic Montessori Three-Period lesson plans