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Interesting Articles and Links
This section contains links to useful and informative articles and documents for parents and families, including notes from Curriculum and Parent evenings, as well as education and parenting news and articles from various publications and websites. Visit this area regularly for updated content.
MariaMontessori.com - A great source for all things Montessori! Features some excellent videos, including the founders of Google attributing their creativity and self-motivation to Montessori education, and Dr. Steven Hughes speaking on Montessori and the Future of Education.
Schools Plan Curriculum Overhaul - A recent article from the Toronto Star discussing Ontario's efforts to revise Ontario's curriculum for grades 1 to 8, with a focus on connective thinking, one of the key skills focused upon during Bannockburn's Life Skills Curriculum Evening.
The Atkinson Series - This enlightening series of articles published in the Toronto Star studies the relationship between neuroscience, child and brain development, and education. Articles include "7 Brain Myths" and "What Schools Get Wrong."
Montessori Schools Foster Academic and Social Skills - an overview of a published study in the journal SCIENCE that supports the idea that "Montessori schools can foster social and academic skills that are equal or superior to those in certain other types of schools."
How Do Innovators Think? - Excerpts from a recent Harvard Business Review article that focuses on the key traits and characteristics of leading innovators and creative thinkers, and that refers to Montessori schooling.
Montessori: the Science Behind the Genius - An excerpt from University of Virgina psychologist Angeline Stoll-Lillard's thoroughly-researched study on the scientific foundation behind Montessori philosophy and mehtodology
Beyond Bannockburn: How Bannockburn Prepares Students for Success Beyond School - A true education is so much more than academics. Learn how Bannockburn students establish and cultivate crucial leadership and life skills that enable them to thrive not just in school, but in life.
Montessori, Now 100, Goes Mainstream - An article in the Washington Post chronicling the mainstream acceptance and validation of Montessori education.
Calgary Family Negotiates Homework Ban - An interesting news piece contemplating the nature and use of homework.
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