Renee Chen on Montessori in China and the U.S.
Renee Chen is a mom of two girls, who moved with her husband and children from Shanghai, China to Austin, Texas five years ago. In this conversation, Renee shares the…
Tina Laboy and Rachel Coleman on Talking to Children About Food
This episode is all about food! Tina Laboy and Rachel Coleman are the co-hosts of Mom Genes the Podcast. Tina is a Registered Dietician and certified personal trainer who lives…
Andrea Imhof on Supporting Language Development in the Early Years
Andrea Imhof is a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oregon. Her research focuses on understanding language development in the early years and how it is impacted…
Beth Allison on Learning Navajo with Her Son
Beth Allison is a mom, educator, and entrepreneur who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Beth is Navajo and grew up on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, but she is not fluent…
Romali Rosales Chavarría on Second Language Learning in the Montessori Children’s House
Romali Rosales Chavarría is a Montessori educator, researcher, and mom of two bilingual sons. Romali is from Mexico and lives in Glasgow, Scotland with her family. In the spring of…
Claudia Lundahl on Montessori with Toddlers
Claudia Lundahl is an AMI Montessori toddler guide, postpartum doula, and freelance artist living in London, England. One of Claudia’s first teaching experiences after college was teaching English in France…
Janina Burmeister on Life as an Expat Mom
Janina Burmeister is a mom and Montessorian living in Valencia, Spain. Janina is originally from Germany but she has lived abroad for the past twenty years! In this episode, Janina…
Being Bilingual and Bicultural with Tania Ginsberg-Jambou
Tania Ginsberg-Jambou is a French-American bilingual mom and Montessorian living in California. Tania grew up speaking both French and English with her American father and French mother. Tania and her…
A Polyglot in Paris: Multilingualism in Academic, Professional and Social Life
María Laura Ribadeneira grew up in Quito, Ecuador where she spoke Spanish at home, English at school, and studied French outside of school. She went to college in the US…
Siri Panday, Director of Education for Toddler and Primary at Marin Montessori School
Siri Panday is the Director of Education for Toddler and Primary at Marin Montessori School in Northern California. Siri is trained as both a 0-3 and 3-6 AMI Guide, and…
How Multilingual Montessori Came to Be (An Interview with Me!)
The guest for this episode is…me! I invited my good friend and former coworker Claudia to interview me about my education background and how I came to start Multilingual Montessori.…
Sophia O’Brien-Udry on Teaching in a Bilingual Montessori School
Sophia O’Brien-Udry is a Children’s House guide at a Montessori school in New York City. Although Sophia is monolingual herself, she teaches at a bilingual Montessori school, and we talk…
Lynda Apostol on Montessori Homeschooling
Lynda Apostol is a Montessori teacher, parent, and homeschool coach who lives in Southern California with her husband and two children. Lynda has worked in both public and private schools…
Jackie Howard, Bilingual Educator and Former Montessori Child
Jackie Howard is a bilingual educator and former Montessori child living in Austin, Texas. Jackie grew up speaking Spanish and English at home, and went to a Montessori school from…
Melina Gac Levin, Founder of NYC’s First Forest School en Español
Melina Gac Levin is an educator and bilingual parent who lives in Brooklyn, NY. She is the founder of Pueblo, which supports multicultural families through parenting classes and consultations. She…
Natalia Sáez, Bilingual Education & Applied Linguistics Professor at Columbia University
Natalia Sáez is a professor and researcher at Teachers College Columbia University focusing on second language development as well as bilingual/bicultural education. Natalia is also the founder and co-owner of…
Yuna Seong, Language Program Director at Columbia University
Yuna Seong is a language educator and assessment expert living in New Jersey. She is the Director of the Community Language Program, the TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other…
Jesse Gevirtz on Montessori with Adolescents
Jesse Gevirtz is the Director of Adolescent Programs at Austin Montessori School in Austin, Texas. Jesse has been teaching in Montessori schools for 25 years, 21 of them at Austin…
Diandra Morse from Bilingual Playdate
Diandra Morse is a bilingual mom, licensed clinical social worker and child advocate living in Syracuse, New York with her husband and two bilingual sons. Diandra is Dominican American and…
Montessori Isn’t About the Materials
IT’S TRUE! Despite what picture-perfect Instagram reels might have you believe, Montessori isn’t about the materials. While Montessori materials are necessary for an authentic Montessori classroom, you can have a…