Writings
This is a collection of writings about Lake Country School and Montessori education. Several are articles that have appeared in the Lake Country School Courier, a newsletter published thrice yearly to keep current and alum families informed about the Lake Country School community—events, alum news, educational issues, and other topics of interest.
About Lake Country School:
- The Land School (reprinted from Edible Twin Cities, Winter 2005)
- Lake Country School is a Peace Site (LCS Courier, Fall 2003)
Concerning Montessori education:
- A Montessori Dictionary (Annette Haines, January 2001, reprinted with permission)
- Montessori Quilt - written and performed by Paul Dosh, '88 LCS alum, poet, and professor, for the opening of the Montessori Training Center of Minnesota. To hear Paul perform Montessori Quilt, click here; to read the text of the poem, click here.
Articles about Montessori education at LCS from the Courier:
- Math in the Montessori Classroom (Fall 2008)
- Geography in the Montessori Classroom (Spring 2008)
- Science: Language of the Universe (Spring 2006)
- Storytelling (Fall 2004)
- Independence and Movement: Infancy through Adolescence (Fall 2003)
- Education and Peace (Fall 2002)
- History, Geography and the Cultural Subjects (Fall 2001)
- Language & Storytelling (Fall 2000)
- The Mathematical Mind (Fall/Winter 1999)
- Cosmic Education (Fall 1998)
- From the Lessons of Grace and Courtesy to Community Service (Fall 1997)