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DESCRIPTION:Event Type: LectureSpeaker Information: Allison LideFor 20 year
 s\, through war\, occupation\, and the return of the Taliban\, The Garden 
 of Flowers Montessori Preschool has supported children’s resilience\, lear
 ning and recovery\, while also strengthening and inspiring adults. This ta
 lk looks at the essential principles of Montessori education and how they 
 served the needs of children in Afghanistan during challenging times. It w
 ill address how to adapt and implement a Montessori program in resource-po
 or but culturally and socially rich environments.The speaker Allison Lide 
 has worked as a Montessori teacher in the U.S.\, Afghanistan\, Morocco\, a
 nd Austria. Her focus is on "restorative pedagogy" with children who have 
 been through trauma. She co-founded the Garden of Flowers Montessori Presc
 hool in Kabul in 2002 and is working on a book about the transformative pr
 ocess of implementing Montessori education in Afghanistan.Cost: 0Contact: 
 Linda Herreralherrera@illinois.eduSponsor: The Center for South Asia and M
 iddle East Studies (CSAMES)\, College of Education\, Center for Global Stu
 dies (CGS).
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LOCATION:IL\,USA\,Champaign\,Coble Hall\, Room 306
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SUMMARY:The Transformative Power of Montessori Education in Afghanistan: It
  Is Possible
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 g eventtype">Event Type:</span> Lecture</p><p class="speakerinfo"><span cl
 ass="event-heading speakerinfo">Speaker Information:</span> Allison Lide</
 p><p>For 20 years\, through war\, occupation\, and the return of the Talib
 an\, <strong>The Garden of Flowers Montessori Preschool</strong> has suppo
 rted children’s resilience\, learning and recovery\, while also strengthen
 ing and inspiring adults. This talk looks at the essential principles of M
 ontessori education and how they served the needs of children in Afghanist
 an during challenging times. It will address how to adapt and implement a 
 Montessori program in resource-poor but culturally and socially rich envir
 onments.</p><p>The speaker <strong>Allison Lide</strong> has worked as a M
 ontessori teacher in the U.S.\, Afghanistan\, Morocco\, and Austria. Her f
 ocus is on "restorative pedagogy" with children who have been through trau
 ma. She co-founded the Garden of Flowers Montessori Preschool in Kabul in 
 2002 and is working on a book about the transformative process of implemen
 ting Montessori education in Afghanistan.</p><p class="cost"><span class="
 event-heading cost">Cost:</span> 0</p><p class="contact"><span class="even
 t-heading contact">Contact:</span> Linda Herrera<br><a href="mailto:lherre
 ra@illinois.edu">lherrera@illinois.edu</a></p><p class="sponsor"><span cla
 ss="event-heading sponsor">Sponsor:</span> The Center for South Asia and M
 iddle East Studies (CSAMES)\, College of Education\, Center for Global Stu
 dies (CGS).</p>
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