The ‘Cosmic’ Task of the Youngest Children

Direct it? Accelerate it? Respect it? What does it all mean? * 

A film and talk from the 28th

International Montessori

Congress in Prague (July 2017)​

In 1947 Grazia Honegger Fresco was in the first group of students at the Montessori Assistants to Infancy School in Rome and 70 years later is still at work defending the newborn and the youngest children. In this unique opportunity to hear directly from Honegger Fresco, in a film created with her for the 2017 International Congress, she will explain why we must understand the newborn and protect him, why the second year is a decisive and critical period of development, and how the environment rich in exploratory materials nurtures the child’s creativity and future critical thinking. 

The Newborn, a Person

Careful attention to every baby who is born and to every mother and father who become parents ​ *

 This 12-hour workshop is being offered  twice:

March 7-8

and March 14-15

A Montessori perspective on birth and the first months of life will guide this exploration of defining the role of those who assist families prepare for and welcome their child into the world. The profound needs of mother and baby, the role the environment plays on labor and the first hours after birth, the defense of the newborn

Saturday (9-5) Sunday (9-1)

space limited to 13 participants 

Workshop Fee :  $150

to register contact

Lesley Neustein (650) 867-9465

or ​

Karin Slabaugh   educationfrombirth@gmail.com

“The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.” 

Maria Montessori , The Absorbent Mind