Zaure Vuk, M.Ed, as a founder of Rock and Roll Daycare (now WorldSong Schools) in Cambridge, MA, first hand experienced the limitations and barriers early childhood educators face when attempting to adopt Montessori approach into their philosophy of care and learning. After many failed attempts to integrate Montessori into her daycare, Zaure had to take a thorough inventory of hat had been an obstacle to the teachers in her centers becoming a Montessori daycare. These obstacles to integrating Montessori in the classroom included multiple factors, such as high turnover in a daycare industry, financial, educational, time limitations. Zaure realized that these limitations, in turn, prevented young children in their care not to have access to Montessori education in early childhood education settings that are outside of Montessori schools.

Having received her degree in Montessori Integrative learning, Zaure decided to continue sharing her passion in Montessori with educators and parents that are outside of the "Montessori bubble," as she put it. Focusing on daycare teachers and assistants, family childcare providers, and parents as her primary audience, Zaure is developing Open Door Montessori, a holistic and accessible model of Montessori teacher training available to daycare teachers, nannies, parents, home daycare owners "Montessori fir the rest of us," she calls Open Door Montessori. To make ODM similar to what Montessori learning is for children, adapting it to the sensitive period of the adults, ODM learning environment includes multiple channels, such as podcast, Wellness Studio, Book Club, and in person Retreats, short and community-building focused.

In addition to Montessori, ODM includes other aspects of the philosophy that Zaure has deemed important: Music and Wellness. Embodied and experiential learning also includes learning prenatal and perinatal psychology for better understanding young children's growth and development.

As ODM is gaining more and more structure and framework, Zaure leaves space for adaptability and changes, as she believes the ODM learning is aimed to be a co-creating learning process for all, including Montessori instructors and facilitators.

Montessori Introduction Course - Spanish | Summer, 2025

Bienvenido a Montessori Lite (español) por Open Door Montessori3 Lessons

Bienvenido a Montessori Lite (español) por Open Door Montessori

1. Introducción a Maria Montessori4 Lessons

1. Introducción a Maria Montessori

2. Los períodos sensitivos3 Lessons

2. Los períodos sensitivos

3. El lenguaje positivo10 Lessons

3. El lenguaje positivo

4. Una comunicación positiva para apoyar a los padres4 Lessons

4. Una comunicación positiva para apoyar a los padres

5. La observación (parte 1)4 Lessons

5. La observación (parte 1)

6. La observación (parte 2)3 Lessons

6. La observación (parte 2)

7. Las tutorías con los padres3 Lessons

7. Las tutorías con los padres

8. El rol del maestro Montessori4 Lessons

8. El rol del maestro Montessori

9. La elaboración de materiales10 Lessons

9. La elaboración de materiales

10. El desarrollo cognitivo4 Lessons

10. El desarrollo cognitivo

11. La función ejecutiva4 Lessons

11. La función ejecutiva

12. El desarrollo del lenguaje4 Lessons

12. El desarrollo del lenguaje

13. El acceso a los materiales6 Lessons

13. El acceso a los materiales

14. CCOI3 Lessons

14. CCOI

15. El control de esfínteres5 Lessons

15. El control de esfínteres

16. La libertad con límites5 Lessons

16. La libertad con límites

17. El diseño del ambiente8 Lessons

17. El diseño del ambiente

18. Los tapetes5 Lessons

18. Los tapetes

19. La paz en el aula4 Lessons

19. La paz en el aula

20. Los saludos6 Lessons

20. Los saludos

21. La preparación de alimentos4 Lessons

21. La preparación de alimentos

22. La preparación espiritual del maestro4 Lessons

22. La preparación espiritual del maestro

23. Educación para la paz4 Lessons

23. Educación para la paz

24. La luz interior del niño2 Lessons

24. La luz interior del niño

25. La normalización3 Lessons

25. La normalización

26. La naturaleza4 Lessons

26. La naturaleza