Chiaravalle provides several types of educational resources to parents interested in exploring the Montessori Method and its implementation at our school. These resources include parent education events, reading materials, and the parent ambassador program.
Chiaravalle organizes and sponsors many parent education events throughout the year. Many of these events are free and open to the public. Please see the right sidebar for information about upcoming events.
Our faculty and library specialist have compiled a list of educational books that members of our community have found particularly helpful. All of these books are available in the school’s library.
Through the Parent Ambassador program, parents of current students volunteer to connect with prospective and other current parents. The Parent Ambassadors attend school tours and transition meetings to serve as a voice of the current parent population and an informational resource to all.
Foundations in Montessori
Montessori is a philosophy addressing how humans learn, not just
an educational method. Get the whole picture from Parent Education
Coordinator and longtime teacher Kathy Noone. Listen to the 2010 presentation below.
Annual Guest Lecture Series
For their 3rd Annual Guest Lecture, Chiaravalle and Rogers Park Montessori School are hosting Dr. Betsy Coe, pioneer in Montessori Middle and High Schools education.
March 22, 2011
7:00-8:30 pm
St. Scholastica High School
7416 Ridge Blvd., Chicago
Dr. Coe was awarded the 2008 Living Legacy award by the American Montessori Society in recognition of her impact within the Montessori community. For over thirty years, she has been an internationally known and respected Montessorian who has made significant contributions to education, teacher education, research, and peace education. She created the first AMS secondary education course while serving as the executive director of the Houston Montessori Center, a large teacher education center. Dr. Coe has AMS credentials in in early childhood, elementary, secondary and at the leadership level.