Montessori in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news stories, both local and national, about Montessori education. If you see a news item on the web that isn't included here, please let us know.

The Post Oak School

• "Post Oak School to add high school program," August 4, 2010, River Oaks Examiner
• "United Way member [Post Oak Board Chair Bob Harvey] earns honor for service, help during the storms," May 17, 2010, Houston Chronicle
• Head of School John Long featured on the PBS program "Profile with Greg Scheinman," May 6, 2010
• "The business of education: Profile spotlights Montessori master John Long,"on Culturemap.com May 6, 2010
• "Lending a helping hand," Post Oak students raise money for Haiti, from the March 2010 edition of The Bellaire Buzz magazine, pg. 30 [PDF]
• "Helping Haiti relief efforts takes many forms at area schools," from the February 3, 2010 edition of The Bellaire Examiner [PDF]
• "Kids donate bake sale money to Red Cross," from January 28 newscast on Houston's Fox News Channel 26 (Windows Media File]
• "Students raise $4,500 for Haiti," from the January 28 newscast on Houston's ABC Channel 13 [Windows Media File] or [PDF]
• "Montessori Education in Houston" featured on KUHF Houston Public Radio (NPR affiliate), February 16, 2009.
• "Head Of School for The Post Oak School in Bellaire Participating in Annual AMI Conference" from the February 12, 2009 edition of InstantNewsBellaire.com.
• "Steady skating to U.S. championships," from the December 19, 2007 issue of The West University Examiner, cites two Post Oak alumnae (see also the local ABC affiliate TV story, at about time marker 1:30).
• "Anthropologists Inspired by Students," from the Holiday 2007 issue of Gulfscapes, mentions Post Oak Middle School's visit to the Lucy's Legacy exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
• "Visible means of support," from the September 7, 2007 Examiner, shows the bonds formed at the Middle School's year-opening retreat.
• "Unique view," from the March 29, 2007 Examiner, commemorates Post Oak's sponsorship of the Montessori Centenary traveling exhibit.
• "Montessori teaching method turns 100," from the January 19, 2007 Examiner, quotes Post Oak staff.
• The Montessori Centenary Steering Committee's message board has photos from September 8, 2006 of Post Oak's centenary decorations.
• "Age appropriate," from the August 30, 2006 Examiner, shows life in Infant Community.
• "Time for reflection," from the May 24, 2006 Examiner, records a moment from the Middle School's peace trip to Washington, DC.
• "Never too young," from the May 10, 2006 Examiner, investigates Post Oak's biennial opera.
• "Ready to ride," from the April 28, 2006 Examiner, praises the Middle School's MS 150 fundraising effort.
• Wordsmiths v-i-c-t-o-r-i-o-u-s," from the January 25, 2006 Examiner, commemorates a special moment from the Upper Elementary's spelling bee.
• "Sharing traditions," from the December 21, 2005 Examiner, includes a photograph of seasonal celebrations in the Infant Community.
• "Spear-ited toss" and "Middle schoolers study ancient culture from 2 vantage points," from the November 8, 2005 Examiner, describe activities from the Middle School's Crow Canyon archaeology trip.
• "Schools pitch in to aid evacuees," from the September 7, 2005 Examiner, references Post Oak's post-Katrina relief efforts.
• "Making a commitment," from the August 31, 2005 Examiner, includes a picture of the Middle School's year-opening retreat.
• "Post Oak School pupils visit Coexistence exhibit, artist," from the May 19, 2005 Examiner, describes an Upper Elementary field trip.

Scientific Studies

• Montessori Science, by Dr. Angeline Lillard (author of Montessori: The Science behind the Genius) offers links to several resources.
• "The Early Years: Evaluating Montessori Education," published in the September 29, 2006 Science magazine, found significant advantages for Montessori over traditional education.
• Two studies by Dr. Kevin Rathunde (University of Utah) appeared in 2005: "The Social Context of Middle School: Teachers, Friends, and Activities in Montessori and Traditional School Environments" and "Middle School Students' Motivation and Quality of Experience: A Comparison of Montessori and Traditional School Environments."
• Drs. Csikszentmihalyi and Rathunde published "A Comparison of Montessori and Traditional Middle Schools: Motivation, Quality of Experience, and Social Context" in the Summer 2003 NAMTA Journal.

General Interest

• "Girls inspired to fill buckets with donations for oil-soaked birds," from the November 21, 2007 issue of The San Francisco Chronicle, describes a group of Upper Elementary girls who helped in a local disaster.
• "Schools mark a century of pupil independence" from the January 6, 2007 issue of The San Francisco Chronicle, commemorates the Montessori Centenary.
• "Montessori, Now 100, Goes Mainstream" from the January 2, 2007 issue of The Washington Post, does likewise.
• In "Game Master," from the November 6, 2006 issue of New Yorker magazine, award-winning videogame designer Will Wright (of The Sims) gives credit to his Montessori education. See also "The Long Zoom,", from the October 8, 2006 issue of The New York Times, describing Wright's latest game (Spore) and its potential connections to education.
• "Madam Montessori" from the September 2002 issue of Smithsonian magazine, looks at Montessori's history and at current practice.
• Maria Montessori is the name of an MD-11 airplane flying for Royal Dutch Airlines.   

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