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Register Now: June 9, 2026 at 6:30 pm (ET)
Register Now: June 9, 2026 at 6:30 pm (ET)
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Info Session 1: Wildflower Charter Cohort, 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Register Now: June 11, 2026 at 6:30 pm (ET)
Register Now: June 11, 2026 at 6:30 pm (ET)
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Info Session 2: Wildflower Charter Cohort, 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Wildflower Schools | Teacher-Led Montessori Microschools
Wildflower Schools | Teacher-Led Montessori Microschools
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Educator Career Opportunities | Wildflower Schools
Educator Career Opportunities | Wildflower Schools
On this page, you will find opportunities during school startup (i.e. grants, local community partnership, and Teacher Leader partnership) as well as opportunities to join an existing school as a Teacher Leader.
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Centering the Child: What Sustains the Adults
Centering the Child: What Sustains the Adults
Tommy's story answers what it looks like to center the child – when energy spent on control becomes available for curiosity. But it raises the question: how do two people sustain that kind of work — constant observation, flexibility, release of control — without burning out?
When a Child's Behavior Is Communication: One School's Approach to Neurodivergent Kids
When a Child's Behavior Is Communication: One School's Approach to Neurodivergent Kids
At the start of this school year, Leah and Kirsti, Teacher Leaders at Spicebush Montessori, a teacher-led Wildflower school in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, were facing a decision no educator wants to make. Tommy, a neurodivergent four-year-old, was pushing, scratching, biting, hitting, and throwing things at students and teachers every single day. Staff took turns helping him regulate, one exhausted teacher handing off to the other, all day long. An expulsion conversation was on the table.
Wildflower Parent: Relationships at the Heart of Montessori
Wildflower Parent: Relationships at the Heart of Montessori
Human relationships, especially deep ones, always contain mystery. My five-year-old son is known, but unknown. He is tethered to my heart, but utterly separate and different in temperament. He is generous, intense, energetic, sensitive and deeply perceptive, but his patience for a classroom other than nature seems limited. I marvel at him and sometimes worry; I question and research what is best; in the end, I always return to love, the essence of the relationship between mother and child.It
Montessori - She quit Newark schools to build something different - TheGrio
Montessori - She quit Newark schools to build something different - TheGrio
Dr. Deja Jones set out to create a space where Black children aren’t controlled but are empowered to learn on their own terms.
Differences in Spatiotemporal Brain Network Dynamics of Montessori and Traditionally Schooled Students | Association Montessori Internationale
Differences in Spatiotemporal Brain Network Dynamics of Montessori and Traditionally Schooled Students | Association Montessori Internationale
Zanchi, P., Mullier, E., Fornari, E. et al. Differences in spatiotemporal brain network dynamics of Montessori and traditionally schooled students. npj Sci. Learn. 9, 45 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00254-6Differences in Spatiotemporal Brain Network Dynamics of Montessori and Traditionally Schooled StudentsThe study investigated whether long-term exposure to
How to Start a Community-Embedded Montessori School | Flor de Loto
How to Start a Community-Embedded Montessori School | Flor de Loto
Montessori schools do important work within their classrooms. But some extend that work beyond the school walls—becoming anchors for the communities. Flor de Loto, a Wildflower school in Ponce, Puerto Rico, is one such school.
Reimagining Schools Led by Teachers
Reimagining Schools Led by Teachers
As we step into 2026, we’re returning to a core question: what becomes possible when teachers are trusted to lead—and children are known deeply?
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Explore All Blog Posts
Explore the Wildflower Schools blog for insights, stories, and updates on innovative education practices. Discover how we're fostering curiosity, creativity, and community in our community-embedded, teacher-led microschools.
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How to Start a School: A Step-by-Step Guide for Educators and Community Leaders
How to Start a School: A Step-by-Step Guide for Educators and Community Leaders
Curious about how to start a school? This step-by-step guide walks educators and community leaders through the key stages — from defining your vision and building your budget to securing a facility and opening your doors.
Learn More about Starting a School
Learn More about Starting a School
Whether you're a passionate educator, a dedicated community member, a caring parent, or a forward-thinking property owner, we invite you to explore how you can play a vital role in shaping the future of education.
Learn More about the Sunlight Loan Fund
Learn More about the Sunlight Loan Fund
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