Resources
SMS Student Handbook (pdf)

Book List:
A comprehensive list of books about Maria Montessori, Montessori education, and child development and learning.

Articles & Websites
Some of our favorite informational websites and articles.



Magazines & Catalogs:

Montessori Services
A fantastic resource website and catalog for preparing the child's environment.  Remaining true to Dr. Montessori's vision of transformational education, Montessori Service's mission is to provide busy teachers (and parents!) with hard-to-find items, specialized materials for Montessori classrooms (and home), and intriguing complementary resources that will help create rich environments. Every item is carefully selected to ensure it is well-made, appropriate, and certain to nurture the young child's unfolding potential.

For Small Hands
For Small Hands is a partner company of Montessori Services and offers many wonderful and specialized items for the classroom and home environment.  This website and catalog is geared more towards families and the home, showcasing many complementary activities and products to enrich your home environment. 

Michael Olaf
Since 1982 Michael Olaf Montessori has provided information, Montessori overviews, that help parents and teachers understand and meet the needs of children from birth to age 12+, and help them reach their fullest potential.  Check out the website for high-quality materials as well as insightful write ups on the Montessori Method and Montessori in the home.

Parent Child Press
A unique publishing company working to enhance early childhood and elementary learning by interpreting and expanding the educational philosophy of Maria Montessori.  With books and other materials for use at home or in schools Parent Child Press focuses on encouraging spiritual values in non-sectarian environments, peace education, care of the earth, art appreciation, adult-child relationships and the tasks of orienting children in the universe and cultivating their sense of awe and wonder.  Most of the books, posters, pamphlets and other materials produced by Parent Child Press are the work of the company's founder, Aline D. Wolf, who is widely recognized as a modern interpreter of Maria Montessori's work.

Tomorrow's Child Magazine
Tomorrow's Child is the Montessori Foundation's independent and not-for-profit magazine serving Montessori schools and families around the world. Each issue is filled with articles that address the questions parents most often ask about Montessori schools and Montessori in the home.


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" The education of the young child, therefore, does not aim at preparation for school...but for life."
- Maria Montessori