The Intention is Peace compiled by Lisa Thauvette In the early 20th century, amidst the chaos of two world wars, an Italian physician...

Building Resilient Communities through Levity and Joy Boston, MA, March 2023 When asked why we don't use humor in our work, we have lots...

New York, NY - February 2023 Montessori teachers, administrators, and chaperones to the MMUN student delegates took time to 'play'...

Studio Anatomy - Traverse City, MI - August 2022 Tilt Think Improv plus Hot Metal Playground brought comedy and fun to Traverse City on...

Daycroft Montessori - Ann Arbor, MI - August 2022 Being flexible and spontaneous are a teacher's superpower, but our flexibility has been...

Leland Library hosted Tilt Think Improv for a show and mini-workshop for elementary children and their families, on the back lawn of...

April 2022 Thirteen adventurous and daring improvisers came together at Camp Haven in Empire, MI, to learn the art of musical improv with...

February 2022 Montessori Administrators played games and participated in activities that emphasized the importance of play, levity,...

Improvisation as a tool for creative expression in an adolescent community Abstract: Montessori and improv share the principle of...

Promoting Peace through Improvisational Play What a thrill to be a keynote speaker at the 2021 Montessori Europe Congress, presenting on...

A Geometric Solid Walked into a Bar: adaptability, empathy, and integrated curriculum through improvisational play During this session we...

February 2021 The Art of Walking in Another’s Shoes: Enacted Storytelling as a powerful tool for heightening the many facets of...

The Jazz of Leadership February 2021 As part of the administrator's track for the AMI/USA annual conference, I presented a workshop on...

December 2020 Enjoy these games I loved playing with these great Montessori Heads of School! Introduction starts at 1:44 Association...

Confessions Ages 6 - 99 How to Play This is a 'getting to know you' game that involves everyone answering a set of personal questions...

Three more games are described here which you and your family can enjoy playing together over this unusually distant holiday. Keep it...

Looking for some fun, laughter, and connection with friends and family this holiday? Here is a collection of games to play online with...

Montessori ACTion for Equity: Acknowledge, Contemplate, Transform November 2020 Both Montessori pedagogy and comedic improvisation share...

The great community of Lead Montessori came together for a virtual play date with 50+ education leaders from around the world, learning...

Arbor Montessori, Decatur, GA August 2020 Above, we are playing the game "What did you Say?" with these fabulous elementary teachers...