Montessori claimed that creativity was a universal phenomenon that was characteristic of the human species. The child’s creativity invites us to consider our responsibilities as adults: ‘…the child, like all human beings, has a personality of his own. He carries within himself the beauty and dignity of a creativity that can never be erased and for which his spirit, pure and sensitive, extracts from us a most delicate kind of care’ (The Child in the Family, p. 25). In this issue, we hear from Montessori writers who approach the topic of Creativity from a variety of perspectives.
Contents:
Editorial – Creativity | 3
How Dr Montessori’s Principles Intrinsically Foster Creativity: the Foundation for All Human Progress | 4
Is Montessori Education Relevant Today? | 13
What About Free Expression? | 17
Creativity at the Core | 20
More than just the bells! Music in the Montessori Children’s House | 23
Music and the Adolescent: Offering an Enticing Music Programme that Supports Montessori Philosophy and Practice | 25
Drama in the Montessori Context: Connection to Land, History and Stories of Truth | 27
The Creative Construction of a New Society: Stepping Through The Absorbent Mind | 30
