by Tamara Sheesley Balis | Nov 21, 2023 | Administration, Leadership, News
As we enter the holiday season, many educators are counting down the days and even hours until the break. In addition to celebrating with family, the holiday break has become critical to combating exhaustion and burn out. Unfortunately, according to a recent paper...
by Margaret Jarrell | Nov 17, 2023 | Leadership, News
What’s so harmful about gossip? Don’t people need the opportunity to vent? What’s wrong with asking our colleagues for advice? As Cassi Mackey, Leadership and Education Consultant, so beautifully puts it, “Gossip pours water on the flame of...
by Tamara Sheesley Balis | Nov 1, 2023 | Administration, Leadership, News, Tamara Sheesley Balis
So many of us have great intentions, but our communication skills do not always support the work of our hearts. Learning to communicate effectively, especially in the hard moments, takes training and practice! Greenspring Center is delighted to partner with Cassi...
by Margaret Jarrell | Jun 29, 2023 | Adolescents, Elementary, Leadership, Margaret Jarrell, Montessori, Primary, Toddler
The Greenspring Center for Lifelong Learning has created year-long, virtual mentoring communities for new Montessori educators and school leaders that provide high-quality education and practical help in real-time. Montessori Guides in their first years of teaching...
by Margaret Jarrell | May 20, 2023 | Adolescents, Elementary, Leadership, Montessori, News, Primary, Toddler
Did you know that 44% of teachers quit within the first five years? That’s more than half a million educators leaving the field each year! With more than 20,000 Montessori schools in the world that need exceptional teachers, we are in a crisis moment. It’s more...
by Margaret Jarrell | Apr 6, 2023 | Administration, Leadership, Montessori, News, Tamara Sheesley Balis
Tamara S. Balis, our Executive Director, returned to the Johns Hopkins School of Education for the third year in a row to provide an introduction to Montessori Education to students in the Master of Science in Education International Teaching and Global Leadership...
