Improve Your Communication – And Relationships – Through Courageous Conversations

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...

Engaging the Next Generation of Educators with Johns Hopkins School of Education

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...

Presenting “Building a Culture of Belonging” at the AMS Conference

by Margaret Jarrell | Mar 20, 2023 | Leadership, Montessori, News, Tamara Sheesley Balis

Tamara S. Balis, our Executive Director, represented the Greenspring Center for Lifelong Learning at the AMS Annual Conference in Boston earlier this month. Over 200 people attended Tamara’s 60-minute presentation titled “The Montessori Organization:...

Sharing Dare to Lead with Educators

by Tamara Sheesley Balis | Jan 9, 2023 | Administration, Leadership, News, Tamara Sheesley Balis

Nicole McDermott, a certified Dare to Lead™ facilitator and longtime educational leader, spent the day with the staff of Greenspring Montessori School earlier this month. The Dare to Lead™ curriculum is based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown and her best-selling...

Montessori as Preparation for the “Real World”

by Tamara Sheesley Balis | Nov 21, 2022 | Administration, Adolescents, Elementary, Montessori, News, Primary, Tamara Sheesley Balis, Toddler

In Montessori classrooms, we don’t insist that our students sit at desks all day, do the same work that everyone else does, or stop doing things they’re immersed in because a bell rings. Parents unfamiliar with Montessori often say, “That sounds great, but how does...