The Unseen Work of the Toddler (0–3 Years)
Photo by Chris wade NTEZICIMPA : https://www.pexels.com/photo/adorable-baby-walking-in-black-and-white-portrait-34488839/ What if the greatest work of childhood is the one we never see? The earliest years of life might look quiet from the outside — lots of diaper changes, naps, and tiny hands learning to grab and pour. But inside your toddler’s mind, something extraordinary is happening. Dr. Maria Montessori called this the unconscious absorbent mind — a time when children ta
Nov 4, 20254 min read
Mi Escuela Montessori’s Brain-building Beginnings: Birth to Four Scholarship Program Receives $2,500 GiveWell Community Foundation Grant
[Lakeland, FL] – [11/03/2025] – Mi Escuela Montessori recently received a $2,500 Impact Polk grant on behalf of the George W. Jenkins Fund within GiveWell Community Foundation (GWCF). This grant will support Mi Escuela Montessori’s Brain-building Beginnings: Birth to Four Scholarship Program. The funding is part of GWCF’s recent Impact Polk 2025 grant cycle, which awarded a total of $665,933.73 to 92 nonprofit organizations. Impact Polk is GWCF’s annual competitive, donor-dir
Nov 3, 20252 min read
United Way of Central Florida and the George Jenkins Foundation Award $20,000 Youth Opportunity Grant to Mi Escuela Montessori
Lakeland, FL — 11/03/2025 — Mi Escuela Montessori is honored to announce that it has been awarded a $20,000 Youth Opportunity Grant from the United Way of Central Florida (UWCF) and the George Jenkins Foundation in support of its Project CONNECT initiative. This competitive grant program received a substantial number of outstanding applications from across Central Florida, and UWCF was able to fund only about one-third of the proposals submitted. Mi Escuela Montessori is pro
Nov 3, 20252 min read
