Sally's Blog

Hi

You may have noticed that we stock some resources from a Fair trade producer that are based on Montessori principles. These have always gone down well with our customers and have also proved very popular with customers that we meet at Early Years exhibitions and conferences. We are thrilled to have now agreed sponsorship of the quarterly Montessori International magazine for 2008.

Whilst Montessori is a particular curriculum framework that may not suit all settings in its entirety, it is always good for professionals to keep abreast of other frameworks, and their principles and resources, in order to 'cherry pick' ideas that would work well with children in their own particular settings. The Montessori framework does much to encourage a child's independence, which is why we like to include resources based on their principles in the Elemental Learning range. And these resources are Fair Trade too - so even better!

Happy New Year

Sally.