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DESCRIPTION:Event Type: Conference/WorkshopSpeaker Information: Allison Lid
 eFor 20 years\, through war\, occupation\, and the return of the Taliban\,
  The Garden of Flowers Montessori Preschool has supported children’s resil
 ience\, learning and recovery\, while also strengthening and inspiring adu
 lts. This talk looks at the essential principles of Montessori education a
 nd how they served the needs of children in Afghanistan during challenging
  times. It will address how to adapt and implement a Montessori program in
  resource-poor but culturally and socially rich environments.&nbsp\;Speake
 r: Allison Lide has worked as a Montessori teacher in the US\, Afghanistan
 \, Morocco\, and Austria. Her focus is on "restorative pedagogy" with chil
 dren who have been through trauma. She co-founded the Garden of Flowers Mo
 ntessori Preschool in Kabul in 2002 and is working on a book about the tra
 nsformative process of implementing Montessori education in Afghanistan.Mo
 derated by Professor Linda Herrera of the College of Education&nbsp\;Zoom 
 LinkContact: Linda Herreralherrera@illinois.eduSponsor: Center for South A
 sia and Middle East Studies\, College of Education\, Center for Global Stu
 dies
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LOCATION:IL\,USA\,Champaign\,Room 306 Coble Hall
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SUMMARY:The Transformative Power of Montessori Education in Afghanistan: It
  is Possible
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="eventtype"><span class="event-headin
 g eventtype">Event Type:</span> Conference/Workshop</p><p class="speakerin
 fo"><span class="event-heading speakerinfo">Speaker Information:</span> Al
 lison Lide</p><p>For 20 years\, through war\, occupation\, and the return 
 of the Taliban\, <strong id="isPasted">The Garden of Flowers Montessori Pr
 eschool</strong> has supported children’s resilience\, learning and recove
 ry\, while also strengthening and inspiring adults. This talk looks at the
  essential principles of Montessori education and how they served the need
 s of children in Afghanistan during challenging times. It will address how
  to adapt and implement a Montessori program in resource-poor but cultural
 ly and socially rich environments.&nbsp\;</p><p>Speaker: Allison Lide has 
 worked as a Montessori teacher in the US\, Afghanistan\, Morocco\, and Aus
 tria. Her focus is on "restorative pedagogy" with children who have been t
 hrough trauma. She co-founded the Garden of Flowers Montessori Preschool i
 n Kabul in 2002 and is working on a book about the transformative process 
 of implementing Montessori education in Afghanistan.</p><p>Moderated by Pr
 ofessor Linda Herrera of the College of Education&nbsp\;</p><p><a href="ht
 tps://go.illinois.edu/AllisonLide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blan
 k">Zoom Link</a></p><p class="contact"><span class="event-heading contact"
 >Contact:</span> Linda Herrera<br><a href="mailto:lherrera@illinois.edu">l
 herrera@illinois.edu</a></p><p class="sponsor"><span class="event-heading 
 sponsor">Sponsor:</span> Center for South Asia and Middle East Studies\, C
 ollege of Education\, Center for Global Studies</p>
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