Global Education

Montessori is not so much about academics as it is about education for life. This is a phrase that we often use when trying to explain the Montessori philosophy to prospective families. It's one of the many, many things that often draws people's interest to a Montessori education for their children. As a society, we are realizing more and more that being smart isn't enough if one can't function in a productive and meaningful way that contributes to the global good.

As Montessori parents we often want to know that our children are learning how to learn, but also that they are learning how to take part in the efforts to better our world. We want to give our children a vision of the world that is bigger than Fort Smith or Arkansas or the United States of America. We want to lessen the effects of their egocentricity and broaden their possibilities for impacting good across the globe.

Education, in its purest form, is enlightenment - exposing children to ideas, concepts, philosophies, and ways of doing things that bring them to a point of decision making. What do I believe about what I have learned and what will I do with that knowledge? Without incorporating information about the global society we live in and how each person tangibly contributes to that society, we are not properly enlightening our children.

Embrace The Montessori School's efforts to give your children a global education. Check out this website to find ways that you can reinforce these ideologies in your home. Together, we can raise a generation that exudes compassion, generosity, tolerance, and contribution. As Dr. Maria Montessori said so we believe, "Let us give the child a vision of the whole universe...for all things are part of the universe, and are connected with each other to form one whole unity."