When Henry attended private school at Austin Montessori School (before we opened a public Montessori school in East Austin), I remember listening to a presentation about how to build a love of reading in children. Unexpectedly, the conversation veered into the concept of Montessori vacations. They didn’t name it that, exactly, but bear with me.

The presenter shared a story about a family that had been reading about wild horses in North Carolina. They then planned an entire trip to search for the horses in real life. That concept stuck with me! I think it’s so amazing to explore learning in a fun and self-directed way.

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