Friday 5 | Mar 17th
Mariana Bissonnette Mariana Bissonnette

Friday 5 | Mar 17th

5 Gender-Affirming Book Recommendations for children and families. With author, Mariana Bissonnette.

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Friday 5 | Mar 9th
Katalin Lovassy Katalin Lovassy

Friday 5 | Mar 9th

Walkers for babies? Push carts in Montessori, Doing the Laundry, this week’s book recommendation, and an answer to the question of whether Montessori is just for preschool. With guest author, Katalin Lovassy

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Celebrating Marsha P. Johnson
Mariana Bissonnette Mariana Bissonnette

Celebrating Marsha P. Johnson

Celebrating Marsha P. Johnson, one of the most prominent figures of the gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s in New York City. In the wake of sweeping Anti-Trans and Anti-Women legislation, the work of Marsha P. Johnson as a Black Trans Woman matters today, matters to Montessori educators, and matters to our communal work toward peace in the world.

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Celebrating Women’s History All Year Long
Mariana Bissonnette Mariana Bissonnette

Celebrating Women’s History All Year Long

Women’s History Month is an opportunity to celebrate the important contributions of women in the past, present, and those leading us into the future. This recognition is important because in white supremacy culture, a patriarchal system is set up to de-value the work, contributions, and inherent humanity of women in addition to leveraging power and control over women in every aspect of our lives. Moreover, because white supremacy culture is based on the core belief of white superiority (both racially and culturally), the most impacted women are Black Women, Indigenous Women, and Women of the Global Majority. More still, are women who do not conform to the imposed gender binary within white supremacy culture. To be clear, when I say WOMEN, that includes both cis and trans women.

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Friday 5 | Feb 17th
Mariana Bissonnette Mariana Bissonnette

Friday 5 | Feb 17th

Busy board for toddlers, locks and latches boards in Montessori, Feeding a Pet, “Babies Build Toddlers”, and whether that book Babies Build Toddlers is still applicable at 14 months!

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Friday 5 | Feb. 10th
Mariana Bissonnette Mariana Bissonnette

Friday 5 | Feb. 10th

Black and White picture cards for babies, the Munari Mobile, Putting Toys Away, “Stamped From the Beginning”, and how to engage a 7 month old who is interested in untying bowties!

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Friday 5 | Feb. 3rd
Mariana Bissonnette Mariana Bissonnette

Friday 5 | Feb. 3rd

Tracing boards, Sandpaper letters, Making the Bed, “Freedom We Sing”, and how to get your child cleaning up!

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Celebrating Black History All Year Long
Mariana Bissonnette Mariana Bissonnette

Celebrating Black History All Year Long

Racism and Anti-Blackness are real and as educators and parents, we have an opportunity in the child’s earliest years to combat these absorbed ideas all year long. We can celebrate Black Joy, uplift Black intersectional identities that are underrepresented (Black Queer & Black Trans community members), celebrate Black Women in politics, social justice, law, motherhood, education and more.

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