"Joy and interest will come when we can realise the potentialities that are within us."

- MARIA MONTESSORI -

Hello Vincent,

Every person, regardless of the stage of dementia, possesses unique strengths that can be nurtured to enhance their well-being. Dr. Montessori's approach leverages sensory, motor, social, and cognitive strengths to create engaging and meaningful experiences. By focusing on what individuals can do, we can create opportunities for successful engagement, retain functional ability longer, and enrich daily lives with purpose and joy.

What tools can you use to tap into those strengths this summer? Perhaps our recently refreshed Reading Roundtables® HERE? Or, start with this chart below to discover a person’s skills and match them with an activity or roles that suit their abilities and interests.

Chart of Skills Types

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In this Newsletter

Activity Ideas & Resources
Flag Puzzle
Independent Work Station Ideas
Training and Product Updates - Reading Roundtable® Refresh
Media and News Round Up - Montessori Minds Meetup
Newly Credentialed Organizations

Check out these two activities that can be adapted for a range of abilities. Keep those skills sharp and enjoy an activity to do together or independently.

Print the Instructions

American Flag Puzzle

Here’s an activity that encourages intergenerational social interaction and motor skill practice. The instructions describe an American flag, but can be applied to any flag that is meaningful to the person.

Invite participants to gather and create the materials for this activity (for themselves or for others).

Print the Idea Sheet

Independent Work Station Idea Sheet

Setting up Montessori-based activity stations that align with an individual's interests helps them engage with their environment in a more meaningful way, especially when using cues and templates, considering a person's strengths, and breaking a task into steps.

This season we share with you ideas for inspiration and tips for setting up Independent Work Stations in your home or care community. Large purchases are not necessary: start with what you have already that you can put to use (that applies to both materials as well as abilities available).

Find these and other activity ideas on our Free Resources page.

Browse activity manuals and other books in our Online Shop.

Reading Roundtable® Got a Facelift!

Our Reading Roundtable® books have a fresh new look AND are now conveniently offered in Gold Packs and Themed Packs designed for activities professionals and care partners who want an engaging group reading activity for older adults or those living with dementia.

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The First "Montessori Minds Meetup" Workshop was a Success!

💜 We are filled with joy after the incredible day we spent at the very first Montessori Minds Meetup on May 30th! 💜

We were inspired and energized by our fellow Montessorians’ presence at this inaugural workshop hosted in Cleveland. These passionate leaders are part of a social movement to create positive change in the senior living industry. We learned just as much from them as they did from us.

“This was the most fun workshop I have ever been a part of. The enthusiasm that all of its leaders have is palpable. Similarly, the other attendees all wanted to be there! The content was great and diverse. It was applicable to all attendees with varied management, clinical, direct care backgrounds.”

- Workshop attendee

Congratulations to these newly credentialed Montessori Inspired Lifestyle® communities! They are raising the bar for person-centered care, demonstrating their commitment to Montessori values, and creating homes where people live with respect, dignity, and equality.

Gold Credentialed Communities

CaringPlace of the Shoals

Florence, AL

The FIRST GOLD Credentialed ADULT DAY CENTER in the World!

Home of St. Jožef

Celje, Slovenia

The FIRST INTERNATIONAL GOLD Credential in the World!

Silver Credentialed Communities

The Memory Special Care Unit at Loretto Health & Rehabilitation

Syracuse, NY

Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

Staten Island, NY

Fairmont of Westlake

Westlake, OH

Rowan House Memory Care Friendship Village of Dublin

Dublin, OH

Bronze Credentialed Communities

Crestwood Assisted Living at VMRC (Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community)

Harrisonburg, PA

Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament

Corpus Christi, TX

Oaks of Clearwater

Clearwater, FL

Baldwin Park Memory Care at Westminster Winter Park

Orlando, FL

Westminster Woods on Julington Creek

Jacksonville, FL

Starr Memory Care Residences at Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay

Sarasota, FL

Westminster St. Augustine

St. Augustine, FL

The Maritime Odd Fellows Home

Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada)

Montessori Inspired Lifestyle® for Employees Credentialed Communities

Organizations that have achieved their Montessori Inspired Lifestyle® credential for employees uphold the principles of respect, dignity, trust and equality in their workplaces and embrace strategies from the Montessori educational system to engage their employees.

Home of St. Jožef

Celje, Slovenia

The FIRST INTERNATIONAL GOLD Credential in the World!

Become a Montessori Inspired Lifestyle® Community

See all of our Montessori Inspired Lifestyle^® communities HERE , or reach out at info@cen4ard.com to learn how your community can deliver the pinnacle of person-centered care.

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