Montessori Adolescent: inspiration for adolescent education
The Montessori Adolescent project brought together Montessori schools, training centres and AMI from five European countries. Together we focused on the education of young people aged 12 to 18 and on how to create an environment that meets their developmental needs.
Montessori Schools Andílek coordinated the project. Our educators took part in six international meetings in Prague, Austria, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Amsterdam, and completed the AMI Montessori Orientation to Adolescent Studies in Sätila, Sweden. At every meeting we returned to Maria Montessori’s texts and discussed unstructured time and the work cycle, real work and maximum effort, control of error, and freedom and responsibility.
These conversations gave rise to the methodology Montessori adolescent programme inspiration. This collection of essays by experienced adolescent guides covers the four planes of development, the human tendencies, work for adolescents, where a school should be located and what its environment should offer, and the role of the adult. The methodology is available in English, Czech and German.
The project also created an inventory of adolescent programmes in Europe. Of the 43 organisations that answered our survey, 26 already run an adolescent community and 16 are planning one. Maps of the programmes are available at montessoriadolescent.net.
The project ran from September 2015 to August 2017 and was funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
Materiály ke stažení
The Montessori Adolescent project was funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
IMPLEMENTED BY
Project coordinator: Montessori Schools Andílek – kindergarten and primary school (CZ)
Project partners:
Association Montessori Internationale (NL)
Montessori Institute Prague (CZ)
Maria Montessori Institute, London (UK)
Montessori-Initiative Wieden, Vienna (AT)
Montessoriskolan Lära för Livet (SE)
The Montessori Place (UK)
DURATION
1 September 2015 – 31 August 2017
Contact person:
Zuzana Kašparová, zuzana.kasparova@montessoriandilek.cz
PROJECT GOALS
1. Share know-how, experience and good practice in non-formal Montessori adolescent education across the AMI network.
2. Identify the needs of individual countries and partner organisations and find opportunities for cooperation.
3. Create a tool for international networking and support mobility between partners.
4. Train specialists to work with adolescents.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
1. Creating an inventory of Montessori adolescent programmes in Europe.
2. Developing a methodology for founding and developing adolescent programmes.
3. Creating an online platform for sharing knowledge and experience.
4. Six international partner meetings: Prague, Vienna, Varberg, Hove, Amsterdam and Prague again.
5. The AMI Montessori Orientation to Adolescent Studies in Sätila (Sweden).
6. Presenting the outputs at the AMI Annual General Meeting in Amsterdam and at the International Montessori Congress in Prague in 2017.
TARGET GROUP
Teachers and guides of adolescents in Montessori schools
School founders and heads planning an adolescent programme
Educators and youth workers outside the Montessori environment
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