Catholic Montessori is Montessori as Maria Montessori herself told us.  That’s why any approach to Montessori that leaves out her Catholic worldview and the Catholic element is incomplete.

“There is a striking resemblance between the method of the Montessori school and the method of the Catholic Church, in the manner in which both institutions adapt themselves, in practice, to the psychological nature of man” (Montessori, The Child in the Church, 1930, p. 144, emphasis original).

Speaking of visiting priests, she noted, “Although these Fathers neither knew me, nor knew that I was a Catholic, and, although in my book, I made no direct profession of religious faith, it seemed to them that in its very substance my method was Catholic. . . . [Principles of my method] all were pedagogical principles which seemed to [the priests] to emanate from, and to be directly inspired by Catholicism” (ibid., p. 2, emphasis mine).

If you can, please let me know!

I couldn’t find practical, comprehensive information on Catholic Montessori child raising on the web, so I created these Courses and this Community to pass on what I’ve learned.

You absolutely can read Maria Montessori yourself.  And at some point in your child raising journey, you’ll probably want to.  (Just be sure you’re reading a faithful translation.)  

And you certainly don’t need to join The Hamlet.  Like I said above, with enough time and effort, you could figure out Catholic Montessori child raising on your own.

The value of The Hamlet is:

• saving time.  You only need to commit to 10 minutes a week.  The Courses offer Montessori summaries in various formats (reading, listening, graphics).  I read Montessori so that you don’t have to.
• hearing stories from the trenches of life in a Catholic Montessori home.  You’ll hear about reality, not just theory.
• having someone to ask questions.  Books can’t answer you . . .
• reaching a community of Catholic Montessori parents.  It’s hard to use CM child raising when you don’t know anyone doing the same.  Being connected to parents like yourself makes it easier.

Most of the Montessori information on the Internet:

• does not respect or even reflect Montessori’s Catholic worldview and can even be in direct conflict with our Catholic Faith
• is often given by moms who have 1 or 2 children still in the First Plane
• focuses on the physical Prepared Environment of the First Plane child or on secular Montessori pedagogy
  

The Hamlet is different because it:

• is decisively and unashamedly Catholic and  Montessori
• is from a now-homeschooling mom who helped found a Catholic Montessori parochial school, with sons and daughters – equal to the choirs of angels – of all Four Temperaments, with a few already in the Fourth Plane
• focuses on the practical aspect of Catholic Montessori child raising and character formation.  While I do address the Prepared Environment and homeschooling with my Hamleteers, these topics are approached within – and not apart from – the overall context of child raising.

I do my best to share with you my know-how and experience.  But I can’t presume to guarantee your success.  At the end of the day, your success will come from the effort you put into this.

You’ll have everything you need with:

• the desire and an open mind to learn Catholic Montessori
• the will and stamina to practice what you learn
• the patience to work toward and wait for lasting results

Whenever you’re ready to commit.

And if you’re really  asking my opinion, I’d echo the saying, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.  The second best time is now.”

Any parent looking for a quick fix or unwilling to try a very different way of child raising is not a good fit.

Also, a Hamleteer should want to take action.  The focus of The Hamlet is on < 1% learning, and 99+% doing *.  The main purpose of the Courses are to give you practical ways to use  Catholic Montessori theory in your child raising.

* For my fellow math-lovers: there are 10,080 minutes per week.  If you study a lesson per week for 10 minutes (at most), you are spending 0.0992% of your week learning.  😊

This membership level is designed for you if:

• you want more information on how to better apply Catholic Montessori in your home and
• you don’t need extra support because you’re already part of a local Catholic Montessori community (Atrium or school)

• or, you like independent learning at your own pace and don’t need any extra support

This membership level is designed for you if:

• you aren’t already part of a local Catholic Montessori community
• or, you are part of a local community and want to expand your Catholic Montessori circle further

• you’d like extra support and resources

Child raising is hard enough.  And when you’re taking a different path, it can be even harder.

The Hamlet Community exists so I can provide you with general support in your child raising journey, as well as help you connect with other Catholic Montessori parents.

The Courses and Community are easy to navigate by clicking to browse around.

If you do run into a snag, I’m here to help.

Email me at hello -at- catholicmontessorihome.com

Yes, I do!  I currently have a few spots available for 1-on-1 coaching.

Click here to sign up for a single, 1-hour session via video or phone.

I also offer Silver and Gold Private Coaching Subscription Packages.  Each package includes private, personalized sessions (2 or 4 sessions per month), plus full access to the Courses & Community.  Sign up through this link.

After you purchase a membership, you’ll have 3 days to cancel and receive a full refund.

Refund details are spelled out in the Code of Conduct & Privacy Policy, which you have to agree to during the welcome process.

(Heads up ~ this is 3 days from the purchase of your membership, not 3 days from your first log in.  So be sure to go through the welcome process and log in right after you become a member.)

If, later on, The Hamlet isn’t right for you, you can stop your automatic renewal any time.

If you do cancel, you will have full access until the end of your current billing period, and you won’t be charged again.

Still not sure?  Email me any questions at hello -at- catholicmontessorihome.com

Email me any time at hello -at- catholicmontessorihome.com

I do my best to answer within 2 business days, Monday – Friday.  And if you don’t see a reply from me, please look in your spam, junk, and promotional folders, and pull my email into your inbox.  This action starts “training” your email provider to put my messages in your inbox in the future.

Those email filters can be sneaky and overly “helpful”!  🙁