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Higher Ground creates Montessori-powered educational offerings that help children on the path towards living life fully.

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Higher Ground Education
4 years
This article in the Atlantic deftly summarizes Chloe Valdary's approach to antiracism, which is one of the main reasons we teamed up with her to offer The Theory of Enchantment to teenagers and adults. Course details here:
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
What do we really want for our kids with respect to race in education? Watch as @cvaldary , @kmele and @GSalmieri join Higher Ground CEO @raygirn and VP of Pedagogy @mbateman for a discussion on the purpose and value of African American history.
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
How it started: how it's going:
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
Almost a year into the pandemic, close to half of American students are still not in school. Join us for a free webinar where we will talk with @ProfEmilyOster , @AmeshAA , and @raygirn about what it will take to #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY . Register:
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Higher Ground Education
3 years
Higher Ground Education acquires international learning network @freshgrade as Series D fundraising reaches $30M. 'The investment allows us to actively advocate for Montessori pedagogy as the way of the future,' says CEO @raygirn .
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
We’re excited to announce that Higher Ground has assumed ownership of Altitude Learning’s technology platform, an industry-leading LMS.
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Higher Ground Education
3 years
Are you homeschooling? The popularity of alternative education models is skyrocketing, and has been described by Kerry McDonald in @Forbes as “[a] moment of educational disruption and transformation”
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Higher Ground Education
3 years
Our Adolescent Program Manager & Coach, Carrie-Ann Biondi spent over 25 years teaching in universities before leaving academia and joining us at Higher Ground. 1/3
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
The ATI team is delighted to announce our Scholarship Contest for 2020! We're offering $1,000,000 in scholarships for our campuses in Austin, Manhattan, San Francisco, and St. Louis! ⁣⁣⁣ #scholarship #highschool #middleschool #2020 #didyouknow ⁣⁣
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
“Rhode Island kept its schools open. This is what happened. Some teachers and students got sick. Principals had to improvise constantly. But it worked — mostly.” What worked, what didn’t, and what we can learn from this data. -
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Higher Ground Education
3 years
What does it really mean to be a Montessori educator? Join us for a live online discussion between @mbateman and @LouLiv1 next week!
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Higher Ground Education
3 years
Join us this time tomorrow on Clubhouse for a live talk about what it truly means to be a Montessori educator. We know it's more than just the materials, but what exactly?
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Higher Ground Education
3 years
The environment, in addition to the student and the classroom guide, is the “third teacher.” Just as every child effortlessly absorbs his native language, so he absorbs the ideas guiding the design of his environment. Read more:
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
What Will It Take To Reopen Schools? Check out our latest webinar recap, featuring expert advice from @AmeshAA , @ProfEmilyOster , and @raygirn on whether or not it's safe to reopen schools for kids:
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
The Prepared Montessorian is now offering courses worldwide to educators, parents, and caregivers—anyone with an interest in Montessori!
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
Education is the problem of our time. What’s required is a new ideal, one seeking to educate the human potential. Not reform, but revolution; not a return to standards, but the discovery of a new standard. #montessori #earlyeducation #revolution
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
Hot on the heels of a $40-million Series C equity raise, Higher Ground Education has acquired Altitude Learning's tech platform as well as its product and engineering teams.  (1 of 4)
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
“Joy, feeling one’s own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors of enormous value for the human soul.” — Maria Montessori Happy weekend to you and yours! #montessori #earlyeducation #weekend
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
"Montessori is like poetry. You have to do it well, or it'll fall flat on its face." Higher Ground CEO @raygirn and VP of Pedagogy @mbateman joined @NewLiberalsPod to discuss how Higher Ground is on a mission to bring out the greatness in every child.
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
Meet Grace Kim, our Office Manager and Executive Assistant. Grace is also a stellar graphic designer and even coached Korea's first National Women’s Lacrosse Team! Journal: #education #earlyeducation #montessori #careers
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
“Our goal is to build the systems of scale that allow for uncompromisingly good Montessori education that's accessible to the children of the world,” explains Girn.
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
"Maria Montessori is more relevant than ever, and I know my husband and I are not the only new parents whose relationships with our children have transformed because of her." 5-min. read: #montessori #homeschool #earlyeducation #parenting
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
"Three and a half years ago, our family moved across the country to be part of the unique educational experience that has now evolved into ATI Austin. My son has evolved and matured into an incredible young person as a result of his experience." #education
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
Montessori education includes lessons on grace and courtesy, which teach children how to play nicely with their peers in and out of the classrooms, and how to engage with adults. #montessori #earlyeducation #manners
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
...expanded our virtual offerings to serve all time zones, and launched a partner program that supports public and private schools looking to implement Montessori pedagogy from preschool through high school. As we like to say around here, upwards and onwards! (4 of 4)
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
Tristan, an eight-year-old Guidepost Montessori student, shares some of his favorite activities at school, as well as his work journal, projects with friends and peers, science experiments and history lessons. #montessori #elementary #backtoschool
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
The team gathered in Southern California earlier this spring to celebrate our third anniversary and look to the year ahead. So much has happened since, and we're eager to start another school year! #montessori #earlyeducation #backtoschool
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
The  @AltitudeLearn  acquisition brings in-house the underlying tools that power our wide range of offerings and accelerates our mission to power the global growth of Montessori-informed pedagogy and practices.   (2 of 4)
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Higher Ground Education
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
Discussion topics: - The long-term impact of ongoing closures on children's development - The latest scientific evidence supporting school openings - How new variants complicate scientific certainty - Ways that schools can be safely reopened for kids, teachers & parents
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
Meet Connor Burtis, Designer and Product Manager. His work has since been employed by Disney, American Airlines, Motley Crüe, and the Foo Fighters. For the past three years, he has been helping to build @montessorium . #montessori #earlyeducation #jobs
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
@edukeshire @ProfEmilyOster @AmeshAA @raygirn @edukeshire we definitely want to hear from educators! What topics do you feel are the most important to be discussed?
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
Guidepost Montessori Virtual School is enrolling! If attending school in person is not for you this year, & you want your child to have a top notch experience , we invite you to attend one of our daily info-sessions to learn more! Register here -
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
Meet Richard Tran, our Financial Planning Analyst. "This is a problem-solving culture. Everyone here wants to...make things better." Explore our Journal: We're hiring: #education #careers #montessori
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
We encourage you to join the discussion. Pose some thoughts or questions for us here.
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
The Prepared Montessorian has just launched a new website! Visit their blog, which they are packing full of interviews with expert Montessorians and study guides #montessoriguide #montessori #preparedmontessorian #highergroundeducation #ami #ams
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
"One of the best ways I found to [communicate with parents as a teacher] was by regularly sharing visual images of children engaging with materials, presenting research, and collaborating with friends. #montessori #backtoschool #communication
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
As we continue to hire and train team members across our 30+ schools and ventures, we often remind ourselves we want colleagues by our side whether "going to a wedding or to war." #montessori #earlyeducation #jobs
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
We have just launched a new website. To celebrate, we are delighted to share an interview with Biff Maier on education as an aid to mental health #preparedmontessorian #montessoriblog #montessori #biffmaier #mentalhealth #education #highergroundeducation
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
It's big news, but it's only one part of the HGE growth story: In 2020, we doubled enrollment across programs, added 27 campuses to our international network of schools…  (3 of 4)
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
@guidepostmonte is coming to Beaverton, OR this fall! State #11 . Now enrolling children 0-6 years and hiring for 5+ positions. Website: #montessori #earlyeducation #beaverton #oregon
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Higher Ground Education
3 years
Who is coming to this talk on Wednesday? Tweet us any questions you have in advance! @mbateman
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Higher Ground Education
3 years
Learn more about why this philosophy PhD and Aristotle scholar believes she can do more at Higher Ground to help equip young people with the ideas and tools they need to lead successful lives. 2/3
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
@guidepostmonte is coming to Mill Valley, California this fall! Located in the Sycamore Park neighborhood, they're enrolling children 0-3 years old and hiring for 6+ teaching positions. #montessori #nowhiring #earlyeducation #millvalley #bayarea
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Higher Ground Education
5 years
A glimpse into the work of our Shanghai-based team: #montessori #earlyeduation #shanghai #china
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Higher Ground Education
4 years
T-11 days! The Theory of Enchantment brings together elements of pop culture - Disney fils, Nike ads, rap lyrics, etc... - to help us better understand humanity. Students will learn to love themselves, and as a result, to love others. Join us.
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Higher Ground Education
3 years
See you in 15 for a live online discussion between education experts @mbateman and @LouLiv1 , as they answer the question, "What does it mean to be a Montessori educator?"
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