Maria Montessori
“In the care of the newborn, and to do everything one can for him, you have to keep his psychic life very present in mind ... just as the physical embryo needs its own special environment, such the mother's womb, in which to grow, so this spiritual embryo needs to be protected in its external environment, animated, warm with love, rich with nourishment, where everything is done to accommodate and nothing to hamper.”
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The Prepared Environment opens September 30
Workshops are held at 7 PM South African Standard Time which does not have daylight savings time
7 October 2025: Introduction and Orientation (2 hours)
28 October: The Spiritual Embryo (1.5 hours)
18 November: Preparing the Observation Environment (1.5 hours)
9 December: Pioneers in Birth and Birthing (1.5 hours)
20 January 2026: The Basic Needs of a Mother and Newborn (1.5 hours)
10 February: Newborn Behavioral Observation (1.5 hours)
3 March: The Neuroscience of Connection (1.5 hours)
24 March: Final Projects: Planning (1.5 hours)
21 April: Presentation of the Final Projects (2 hours)
Closing of the Prepared Environment 21 April, 2026