Multilingual Montessori

Jacqueline Ménoret is an American living in Paris. Jackie graduated with a Master’s degree in Human Rights from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She works in higher education in Paris, coordinating French-speaking study abroad programs. Jackie founded the Immigrant Book Club in 2020, and is also the co-founder of a new bilingual magazine called Revue Version Originale, available this fall. Jackie grew up in Wisconsin and now lives in Paris with her husband and her cat. In this episode, Jackie talks about learning French with her dad as a child and adolescent, and her experiences studying abroad in France and England. She also talks about the decision to start a book club in Paris focused on reading exclusively immigrant authors, as well as the new literary magazine she founded with our mutual friend, Maria Laura Ribadeneira, who you may remember from episode 18 of the podcast. Warning: this episode may make you want to drop everything and move to Paris!  Pre-order Revue Version Originale Listen to Episode 18. María Laura Ribadeneira, Polyglot in Paris Follow Jackie on Instagram: @jacquelinereadsparis Follow Maria Laura on Instagram: @myparisbookshelf Follow Multilingual Montessori:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Consultations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Podcast

Have you ever wondered about what Virtual Montessori school is like? Not Montessori schools that temporarily held virtual classes during the pandemic, but an academic program designed to be a fully remote Montessori school? In June of 2022, I graduated from Linköping University in Sweden with a Master’s Degree in Child Studies. For my final thesis, I conducted a qualitative study about teachers’ experiences, and their impressions of their students’ experiences, in a virtual Montessori program that started at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.  My good friend and former coworker Claudia, an AMI 0-3 trained Montessorian, joined me back on the podcast to interview me about the master’s program and the contents of my thesis research. You might remember Claudia from episode 15, where I interviewed her, and episode 20, where she interviewed me about starting Multilingual Montessori.  In this episode we chat all about virtual learning - both in the contexts of the master’s program, and my research on virtual Montessori preschool, what my biggest takeaways were from interviewing virtual Montessori teachers, and what the future of virtual Montessori school might be.  Full text of Gabrielle's thesis, Virtualizing Montessori: Experiences of teachers working in  a fully remote Montessori preschool (click "fulltext" in upper right corner) View Gabrielle's research poster from the 2023 American Montessori Society conference Episode 15. Claudia Lundahl on Montessori with Toddlers Episode 20. How Multilingual Montessori Came to Be: An Interview with Me!⁠ Episode 32. Linda McGurk on Outdoor Living with Children Follow Claudia:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Multilingual Montessori:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Consultations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Support the Podcast⁠

Discover the best ways to raise a multilingual child with innovative strategies that adapt to your family's needs. Explore the OPAL method, prioritize native languages, and learn about the importance of flexibility in language exposure. Embrace the journey with patience while nurturing minority languages at home. Personalize your approach and feel empowered to seek guidance as you navigate the exciting world of multilingualism!

I'm bringing back one of the podcast's most popular episodes about one of the most requested topics: Montessori with toddlers! On Episode 15 of the Multilingual Montessori Podcast, I spoke with Claudia Lundahl, an AMI Montessori toddler guide, postpartum doula, and freelance artist living in London, England. One of Claudia’s first teaching experiences after college was teaching English in France through TAPIF, which stands for Teaching Assistant Program in France, where she taught English to French middle schoolers in a town along the Swiss border near Geneva. Claudia then discovered Montessori, and we talk about her experiences as a toddler guide, including what developmental work happens in a Montessori toddler classroom and what it’s like to be an early childhood educator and not be a parent. Claudia also shares her experiences as a postpartum doula and why she finds that work aligns very well with Montessori principles. She also  shares about her experience starting an English-immersion Montessori homeschool class in London with a French family during the first summer of the pandemic. Claudia is a font of knowledge about toddlers and Montessori, and I think you’ll learn a lot from her, whether or not you have a toddler in your life! This episode originally aired on February 2, 2022. Listen to Episode 20. How Multilingual Montessori Came to Be: An Interview with Me! Follow Claudia:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Follow Multilingual Montessori:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Consultations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Podcast

Sociolinguist Kaila Diaz shares her experiences growing up bilingual and raising her own bilingual child. They debunk myths about bilingualism and provide tips for parents. The episode covers methods to foster bilingualism, the decision to pursue a linguistics degree, teaching English and Spanish at a preschool, the evolution of the Bilingüitos program, challenges and benefits of raising a bilingual child, and dispelling myths about bilingualism.

Laura, Megan and Rachel are three trained Montessori guides and new mothers who host the Montessori Moms in the Wild Podcast. Between the three of them, they are trained in Montessori education for ages birth through twelve years old. Their podcast aims to serve caregivers who want to learn more about the Montessori philosophy but also want a bit of lightheartedness and realness when it comes to the ups and downs of parenting. In this conversation, we talk about how Laura, Megan and Rachel all got their start as Montessori educators, how they met each other, and how they decided to start the Montessori Moms in the Wild podcast. We discuss how having their own children changed their approach to Montessori in their own families, parenting with partners who are learning about Montessori, and of course, their biggest takeaways from their first year as podcasters. Follow Montessori Moms in the Wild: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Follow Multilingual Montessori:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Consultations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Podcast

Sylvia Arotin is the founder and CEO of Guide & Grow. She runs My Montessori school in Sydney, Australia and is an international speaker and trainer for educators and parents, specializing in communication and guiding children's behavior. Sylvia holds an International Montessori 0-3 diploma, 3-6 assistants’ certificate, International Communications degree and a Masters in Teaching specializing in early childhood. Sylvia created Guide & Grow from a desire to help raise tomorrow’s children and to create a movement towards supporting caregivers on their path to raise future generations. With its roots in Montessori, positive communication, positive discipline and building children’s emotional intelligence, Guide & Grow takes a holistic approach to guiding parents and educators so they can help their children to grow and build lifelong skills. In this conversation, Sylvia shares her path to Montessori and her experiences with multilingualism, both as a child and now as an adult. We also talk about her work doing Montessori with the elderly, and she shares her best advice for parents when it comes to navigating the toddler years! Watch Gabrielle and Sylvia's conversation about Supporting the Multilingual Child on YouTube Follow Guide & Grow: ⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook Page⁠ Facebook Group (Montessori 0-3) ⁠YouTube Follow Multilingual Montessori:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Consultations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠

Viorica Marian is a Psycholinguist, Cognitive Scientist, Psychologist, and writer known for her research on language, bilingualism, and multilingualism. She is the Ralph and Jean Sundin Endowed Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University, and is the Principal Investigator of the Northwestern Bilingualism and Psycholinguistics Research Laboratory. She received her PhD in Psychology from Cornell University, Master's degrees from Emory University and from Cornell University, and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Alaska.  Her new book, The Power of Language, which was released in April 2023, is a revolutionary book that goes beyond any recent book on language to dissect how language operates in our minds and how to harness its virtually limitless power. In this book, Dr. Marian reviews research showing that learning a new language: ·       Enhances executive function ·    Results in higher scores on creative-thinking tasks. ·    Develops critical reasoning skills. ·    Delays Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia by four to six years. ·    Improves decisions made under emotional duress. ·    and changes what we see, pay attention to, and recall. Follow Viorica Marian: Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Facebook Twitter Follow Multilingual Montessori:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Consultations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠

Marikay McCabe and Mirka Vlčková are two of the co-founders of The Bilingual Montessori Project. Marikay McCabe founded Madrid Montessori School in 2006 and was its Director until 2017. In 2018 she established Learning Ecologies to continue supporting Montessori educators as a school consultant and by offering seminars on bilingualism and school organization & leadership.  In 2020 she co-founded the Bilingual Montessori initiative in order to offer a virtual home for educators working in bilingual and multilingual schools. She received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from Columbia University and completed school management and leadership training from NAMTA and the Whole School Leadership Institute. She has also taken AMI training at the Elementary and Adolescent levels.   Mirka Vlčková is a mother of four children for whom she founded a Montessori Primary and Elementary School in the Czech Republic. She also founded and runs Montessori Institute Prague, an AMI teacher training center in the heart of Europe. Mirka is passionate about helping enthusiastic and inspired people bring Montessori to children in their communities. Recently she started her own podcast called Montessori Institute Prague Podcast.  In our conversation, Marikay and Mirka share a wealth of experiences including raising bilingual children, founding bilingual Montessori schools in Europe, and running an AMI Montessori teacher training center. They also share the goals of the Bilingual Montessori Project and ways that educators, parents, and school administrators can get involved with the project. Follow The Bilingual Montessori Project: ⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ LinkedIn Facebook Follow Multilingual Montessori:⁠ Website⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠Consultations⁠⁠ Patreon⁠

Today's Frequently Asked Question is: What are the stages of second language acquisition? I'm back with another Frequently Asked Questions episode - a quick, bite-sized episode focusing on one frequently asked question about language acquisition, Montessori language development principles, or multilingualism. I alternate these episodes with the longer-form interviews parents, educators and experts in their fields on topics relating to Montessori and multilingualism that you’re already familiar with. If you have a question about anything related to Montessori and multilingualism that you’d like me to answer on one of these episodes, you can send me a message on Instagram or email me. You can also submit a voice message, and you might hear your voice on a future episode!   Follow Multilingual Montessori: Website Instagram Consultations Patreon