Montessori in Action Podcast
Engaging conversations with Montessori practitioners
Season 4, Ep. 5:
The Montessori Child
Our first episode for this calendar year is with two authors who are coming out with a new book. Junnifa Uzodike and Simone Davies are co-authors of the book The Montessori Baby which came out in 2021. They are now about to release their new book The Montessori Child which will be available for purchase March 5, 2024. They last spoke with Montessori in Action in Season 2 for Episode 2 about their first book together. Now they’ve returned to share with us The Montessori Child.
Junnifa Uzodike is an AMI trained Montessori guide for the 0-3, 3-6 and 6-12 levels. She is the founder and head of school at Fruitful Orchard Montessori in Abuja, Nigeria. Since discovering Montessori in 2011, Junnifa has continued to build her knowledge and experience in child development using Montessori principles. She has three children whom she has raised using Montessori principles from birth. Junnifa’s Montessori work includes guiding children at Fruitful Orchard, mentoring teachers and closest to her heart is supporting parents in implementing Montessori from birth. She inspires parents around the world to bring Montessori into their lives by sharing her Montessori journey and offering courses and other resources via her blog and her Instagram page @montessori_nduoma. Junnifa serves on the board of the Association Montessori Internationale and is the co-author of "The Montessori Baby" book with Simone Davies.
Simone Davies is the author of “The Montessori Toddler” and co-author of “The Montessori Baby”, comprehensive guides to raising toddlers and infants in a Montessori way. The books are based on her 15+ years experience working as an AMI Montessori teacher in Sydney and in Amsterdam. She also has a popular blog, Instagram and podcast “The Montessori Notebook”. She is also mother to two young adults. Simone currently runs parent-child Montessori classes in Amsterdam at her school Jacaranda Tree Montessori.
Resources
The launch date for The Montessori Child is March 5, 2024.
Learn more about The Montessori Child: https://themontessorinotebook.com/the-montessori-child
Pre-order The Montessori Child: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/landing-page/the-montessori-child-preorder/
Junnifa’s website: www.nduoma.com
Junnifa’s instagram: www.instagram.com/montessori_nduoma & https://www.instagram.com/fruitfulorchardmontessori/
Simone’s website: www.themontessorinotebook.com
Simone’s instagram: www.instagram.com/themontessorinotebook.com