Feb 15, 2019 | Alumni, Alumni Reflections, Montessori Alumni
SerendipityIsn’t life serendipitous? At pivotal moments life seems to have a way of showing us the right path if we are paying attention. Right before I started training to become a Montessori guide, I had reached a major turning point in my life. I was quite...
Jan 11, 2019 | Alumni, Community, Program Commentaries, The TIES Program
I have felt very connected to the TIES community. I am quite a spiritual person and so strongly believe that certain things happen for certain reasons. Just like I felt I moved to Squamish in order to find my new job in West Vancouver, I feel the job of working in...
Jan 11, 2019 | Alumni, Dialogue, Integrative Learning, Program Commentaries
Bohm (1996) pointed out, “For each will hear the other through the screen of his own thoughts, which he tends to maintain and defend, regardless of whether or not they are true or coherent” (p. 3). Alertness to this tendency set the tone for the TIES dialogue,...
Oct 17, 2018 | Alumni, Alumni Reflections, Experiential Learning, Integrative Learning Emphasis Areas, Montessori Alumni, Newsletter, permaculture, Sustainable Nutritioin
From Kate Hofstetter, TIES Alumna My recent learning and teaching projects have brought me into communion with natural food production. Lying in the prickly, three-inch, match weed (Phyla Nodiflora) that mats a swath of earth outside my boat, observing bees...
Jun 28, 2018 | 2018 Newsletters, Alumni, Montessori Alumni, Montessori Pedagogy, Newsletter, Unity
By Aimee Allen M.Ed. TIES Alum ‘05 Modeling for children One of the many gifts of Montessori Education is the woven threads of gratitude that infuse the classroom at all levels. As the adults in the Montessori classroom, we model for children what it means to...
Jan 22, 2018 | Alumni, Alumni Reflections, Integrative Learning
2017 Graduate Molly Smith gathered her cohort’s words for integrative learning: Thank you Molly! We love this list. Interconnection Awareness Application Authentic Change Enlightenment Transformation Understanding Interpersonal Conceptions Actions Interactions...
