Education without fear in the 21st century

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair Cooperative School will host Pulitzer Prize-winning author Katherine Ellison on Monday, March 15, at 7 p.m. Ellison will explain how a progressive education is a joyful and rigorous preparation for success and fulfillment in a rapidly changing world in this free talk.

Against the backdrop of a national debate about educational standards and assessment, parents seeking a solution to test-centric schools are re-discovering the experiential and collaborative successes of the progressive classroom. Ellison is the co-author of “Loving Learning: How Progressive Education Can Save America’s Schools.” She will describe how progressive education, grounded in a century-old tradition and supported by cutting-edge neuroscience, is poised to create the innovators, problem solvers and critical thinkers who will thrive in the 21st-century economy.

“I am thrilled and honored that Katherine Ellison is coming to the Co-op. ‘Loving Learning’ showcases the best of what progressive schools have to offer, so much of which I recognize here at the Co-op,” MCS Head of School Namita Tolia said in a release. “Every day at our school and at progressive schools across the country, children and teachers are constructing meaning, exploring messiness, engaging in fieldwork, building things and cultivating relationships. Ellison is a perfect ambassador for a network of child-centered and exciting programs that reflect the Co-op’s traditions and its future.”

Montclair’s own Watchung Booksellers is partnering with the Co-op to make copies of “Loving Learning” and other Ellison titles available for purchase at the event. Admission is free and you can reserve your ticket for the evening at MCSKatherineEllison.eventbrite.com.

  Montclair Cooperative School