SAFE TOYS AND OTHER WONDERFUL GIFTS FOR CHILDREN
NEW! July, 2009: Fundraiser Directions (PDF) (USA schools only)
Because of our new online-ordering system we expect to receive the largest number of fundraiser applications ever this year. For this reason we may have to limit the number of schools participating.
Schools that are already Michael Olaf customers will be given first preference in participating.
You will need your school customer number (SCN) to participate. Just ask for yours over the phone (888-880-9235) when you sign up.
These books provides
a clear introduction to Montessori and gather together for purchase
an excellent array of materials to implement Montessori philosophy in
the home and classroom. A great resource for the Montessori parent or
teacher.
—Dr. Angeline S. Lillard, Author of
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius
Michael Olaf is like a health food store for children. Other companies, just like large grocery stores, may carry the same products but theirs are buried amongst the many things that are no good for children and one needs a Montessori diploma to make the right choices. Thank you for your limited number of excellent items for children!
—Montessori Teacher, San Francisco.
See toys and other products here: STORE
For over twenty-five years the Michael Olaf company has led the field of providing safe, non-toxic, life-affirming toys and materials for children. Toys banned in Europe are still legal in the USA, but not from the Michael Olaf company. Here is an article of interest to all on this subject published by our friends at Sentient Times here in the Pacific Northwest: safe toys
When the economy is slow, people order more carefully for their children. As always, last year's The Michael Olaf "fundraiser" was a unprecedented success and we thank everyone involved. This holiday season many lucky children will enjoyed toys that are made of natural materials and that engage them in the healing experience of concentration, materials that support the child's participation in the daily life of the family, and that plant the seeds of curiosity about our wonderful world. Schools, with their earned credit, will enjoy the same quality for their classrooms.
FUNDRAISER CREDIT. Many new schools really need materials for their classrooms, but established ones know that "less is more" for the students, and several of these schools have contacted us for ideas on how to use their fundraiser credit to help others. For this purpose we recommend involving children with the Montessori-related project links at thief site: children's projects
THE MICHAEL OLAF MONTESSORI COMPANY'S MAIN WORK: HELPING TO RAISE AND EDUCATE CHILDREN FOR A BETTER FUTURE
The Michael Olaf Montessori Company provides invaluable information, for parents and teachers, on providing a healthy, stimulating, inspiring educational environment for children from birth to age 12 and beyond. In general we strive to offer fewer products, and more information on how to raise children in the wonderful Montessori way.
As we become more involved with helping children in cultures different from our own, we realize that many schools and certainly many homes in our country, have too much unnecessary stuff. This complicates life and scatters the child's precious energies. Choose carefully for your children.
This year The Michael Olaf publications have begun to be translated into other languages, and to be used with Montessori adolescent students to prepare them for being wise parents and adults, schooled in the importance of the first years of life and true education. The Birth to Three information is highly appreciated by new parents-to-be and makes for wonderful baby shower information and gifts.
The Michael Olaf Montessori Company
65 Ericson Court
Arcata, CA 95521
PHONE: 707-826-1557
E-MAIL: michaelola@aol.com
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