The Path

Year-Long Weekly Live Community Meetings Providing Understanding and Guiding Support.

Your coach, your guide, your space, your community!

Star Path Montessori welcomes you to its weekly remote gathering of individuals just like you- caregivers wanting to learn more of Montessori but also, connect, share and support one another on this journey.

What you wish for is lasting support and a strong sense of community alongside you as you make your way in this journey. Star Path Montessori has you covered. The Path program is designed as a support system, structured to meet regularly with engaging discussions and Q&A opportunities related to monthly topics and recent experiences shared by our members. Current families enrolled in The Path, which forms the Star Path Montessori Community, will have access to weekly virtual meetings for this continued guidance and support. 

The Path is a 35-week program of meetings held via Zoom, twice a week. Each meeting will average 30 minutes long and be part of a pre-determined structure of monthly topics.

This program will include more in-depth material, including Montessori theory, topics of child development, an appreciation for a holistic approach to being with your child, having the respect for children that they deserve as growing humans in this world, and many other ways of putting your newly developed skills to practice.

These meetings are offered to your implementing team: you, your partner or spouse, other family members, nannies and babysitters, and anyone else who will be interacting with your child(ren) and the Montessori-at-Home space while navigating the daily routine that transpires in the home. These meetings are meant to provide your team with a personal connection, creating a community partnership and open forum for sharing and growing at a unit. 

The Path Discussion Topics

  • Computer screen displaying a Zoom video call with four women in different locations. The top left woman has gray hair and a dark top, the top right woman has short black hair and a checkered shirt, the bottom left woman has long reddish-brown hair with a hand on her face, and the bottom right woman has long curly hair.

    1. The Path Begins

  • Close-up of a person's hand holding a black wooden stamp, stamping on a white paper surface, with woodworking tools and wood pieces nearby.

    2. Montessori Magic (Montessori 101)

  • Close-up of a woman smiling, showing her teeth, with short black hair, wearing a blue top and a black jacket.

    3. The Preparation of the Adult

  • A room with wooden shelves and plants placed on top of them, large windows with natural light, and small furniture pieces including a table and chairs.

    4. The Preparation of the Environment

  • White bookshelf with toys and a plant, next to a window with curtains, on a hardwood floor, and a black safety gate on the right.

    5. Simplify Your Setup

  • A young child lying on their stomach on a patterned rug, playing with colorful toys on a low yellow table. The child is dressed in striped pajamas, blue slippers, and a rainbow-colored towel around their shoulders. Behind the child, there is a wooden shelf with woven baskets, a wooden box, and a clear container holding pastel-colored toys.

    6. The First Plane of Development

  • A baby lying on a blanket surrounded by colorful plush toys, holding a small object in one hand.

    7. The Absorbent Mind

  • A young boy with blonde hair, wearing a red striped shirt, sitting on a wooden floor, playing with toy cleaning tools including a broom and dustpan, and small cereal rings.

    8. Help Me Do It Myself - The Development of Independence

  • A young woman with glasses and a red sweater smiling while sitting at a table, interacting with a young child with curly hair wearing a dark jacket, in a colorful room with a bookshelf and picture frame in the background.

    9. The Thing About Praise

  • Two children hugging in a classroom or playroom with wooden shelves and tables, beige tiled floor, and colorful background.

    10. The Sensitive Periods

  • Two young girls with curly hair wearing aprons cooking together in a kitchen, handling baking trays and tools, with bowls on the table.

    11. Liberties within Limits

  • A young boy with brown hair styled in a small ponytail is leaning on a desk or table, with his eyes closed and hands clasped together. He is wearing a bright blue shirt and beige pants. The setting appears to be a classroom or educational space, with blurred posters or charts on the wall in the background.

    12. Psycho-Sensory Motor Development

  • Child dressed in colorful fairy costume crawling on a blue carpet, with rainbow arches in the background.

    13. Development of Movement

  • A woman and a small child are focused on reading a book together indoors. The woman has short brown hair and the child has curly blonde hair. The background shows a room with wooden furniture and a window.

    14. Development of Language

  • Child looking through a round hole in a blue surface, smiling and showing teeth.

    15. Observation (Science Tool)

  • A young girl with curly hair wearing a gray beanie and a speckled sweater playing with colorful stacking cups at a table, with two adults in the background smiling.

    16. Resist The Rescue (Concentration)

  • A white wooden shelf with a roll of toilet paper on top, positioned next to a bathroom wall and a toilet, with a wooden floor and a basket in the background.

    17. The Toileting Process

  • A child sewing a purple fabric with white buttons, working on a craft project.

    18. Clothing for Success

  • Indoor scene with a window showing green plants outside, wooden chairs, and an open notebook with a pen in the foreground.

    19. Commitment to Consistency - Rock the Routine

  • Close-up of a child's arm and hand stacking wooden blocks on a carpeted floor, with a blurred background of furniture and a window.

    20. So Long Story

  • Young girl with long brown hair and a distressed expression, standing indoors near a window with a blurred outdoor background.

    21. Taming the Tantrum - Your Child's and Your Own

  • Two young boys playing chess with a wooden chessboard, in a cozy room with furniture in the background.

    22. Is Sharing Actually Caring?

  • A woman and two young girls baking together in a kitchen, with the woman pouring water into a mixing bowl while the girls watch intently. All are wearing red shirts and aprons.

    23. Siblings

  • A woman and two children sitting at a table, focused on eating a dessert with crumbs visible on their faces. The woman is smiling while the children examine their food, with plates of dessert in front of them.

    24. Food - Let's Eat

  • Three children mixing ingredients in stainless steel bowls in a kitchen. Two boys in the foreground and a girl in the background.

    25. Food - Let's Cook

  • A young girl with blonde hair in pigtails, wearing pajamas with animal prints, is standing on a purple yoga mat inside a living room.

    26. Grace and Courtesy - The Montessori Peace Curriculum

  • A woman with dark hair and a checked shirt smiling outside, with trees and blue sky in the background.

    27. This Too Shall Pass - Developmental Phases

  • Close-up of a young boy laughing and smiling with his eyes closed, wearing a black and white shirt, with blurred colorful background.

    28. Personality Development

  • Two women and two young girls sitting on the floor playing with toys in a room with lockers. One woman holds a baby, and the girl wears a birthday crown. Toys include a xylophone and stuffed animals.

    29. Your Truth, Your Tribe

  • A woman with short dark hair, smiling, is doing a yoga pose on a sandy beach near a large body of water with mountains in the background. She is holding a thermos and a colorful towel, and wearing a gray jacket over black shorts.

    30. The Path Ends

The above topics of The Path program will be structured for approximately 1 year, with certain weeks throughout scheduled as break weeks. Topics are covered weekly, each with 2 live community meetings. Some method-heavy topics will be covered in 2 weeks, bringing the total amount of meetings to approximately 70 in this transformational program.

These offerings of a more in-depth understanding of the Montessori philosophy, in conjunction with the support of current members, with community interactions and discussions, will guide you in gaining additional confidence in continuing to have Montessori an evolving and integral part of your family’s everyday life.

We look forward to working with you on this path!

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