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phil
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Welcome @matt! Matt Bateman is a philosopher & historian of education. He’s a cofounder of Guidepost Montessori, the world’s largest Montessori school network. He has agreed to do an AMA for the /books channel. Reply with your questions (please make sure to tag him so he can easily find them)
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@matt - Most Montessori schools I've visited in Japan place "rounds to zero" emphasis on spending time outdoors, either asking the parents to make sure their children go out during non-school time or having "free play time" similar to recess in the US. Is this the case in general with Montessori or are there schools like the farm school you mention where being outside is built into the curriculum?
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Matt Bateman
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No, Montessori schools in most places tend to have extensive outdoor time. The best is to have blended indoor/outdoor classrooms where the children can go outside at will, but this is not always logistically possible.
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