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Paula is a graduate of Hampshire College and has a Master’s Degree in Education from Loyola University, Baltimore, MD. She is AMI certified for all Montessori age levels: Assistants to Infancy, Primary, and Elementary, and she audited the NAMTA/AMI Orientation to Adolescent Studies in 2018.
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Oct 15, 2022 · School Founder Paula Lillard Reflects on the Guiding Principles of Montessori Education | Classic Chicago Magazine. By David A. F. Sweet. When Paula Lillard lived in Cincinnati raising four young children, friends gave her a biography of Maria Montessori, an Italian doctor who championed educational theories little known in the United States.
Nov 2, 2023 · At age 91, Paula Polk Lillard has spent over 60 years as a Montessori teacher, head of school and international lecturer. She is a co-founder of Forest Bluff School, and the author of four books on Montessori, including Montessori in the Classroom (1997 Schocken Books, originally printed as Children Learning, 1980).
PAULA POLK LILLARD is the head emerita and cofounder of the Forest Bluff School in Lake Bluff, Illinois. She is also the author of Montessori Today; Montessori, A Modern Approach, and Montessori from the Start (with Lynn Lillard Jessen).
Feb 5, 2023 · Paula’s book walks the reader through the essentials of the Montessori framework, what an ideal Montessori school looks like, why authentic Montessori matters and what challenges it faces, how Montessori is integrated into public schools, and what Montessori looks like for parents at home.
Feb 7, 2023 · Paula Lillard Preschlack. Paula was a teacher and the head of school at Forest Bluff School for over 25 years. She has given over 100 talks at Forest Bluff, other Montessori schools, teacher training courses, and conferences. Her work focuses on the principles and benefits of the Montessori approach.
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