OUR STORY

Risen from different Sources of Inspiration and several Intercultural Exchange experiences, the idea of Hello to All the children of the World comes from Valentina Macchione Vlacovich after her AMI Montessori Elementary Teacher Training in India and her teaching experience at two Elementary Bilingual Montessori Schools in France, 

as a dream to offer children a Cosmic Education the more personal possible,

in such a way to leave a permanent imprint on their soul.

In the spirit to go from idea to action, Hello to All the Children of the World has been particularly supported by the Educateurs sans Frontières Assembly, which Valentina took part in Stellenbosch, South Africa, whose main Mission is to develop Montessori's Ideals of Social Change, endorsing Innovative Educational Initiatives based on Montessori's Practices and Principles.

     Core of our Social Mission               is to nurture Education to Peace          to Elementary children,

the so-called Montessori's Second Plane of Development, the most Intellectual, Moral and Social one.

Recognizing the extraordinary potential of children's social dimension, 

         we wish to give them the opportunity to develop this natural characteristic,            by letting them 

            get to know the World as seen                  through their own eyes, 

by virtue of their exceptional capability to glow of a Pure Love for the Cosmos, understood as the Totality of the Earth, Nature and Humanity.

By offering the experience of a different culture 

      through a personal and communitarian                               relation among children                              of different countries,

Hello to All the Children of the World wishes to contribute to the 

Formation of the future Citizens of the World, 

that may have incarnated the words left to us by a great humanist:

"IF WE HAVE NO PEACE, IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT WE BELONG TO EACH OTHER." 

[Mother Teresa of Calcutta]

ABOUT

"WE MUST CREATE A DIFFERENT SORT OF MAN IN ORDER TO HAVE 

A DIFFERENT SORT OF SOCIETY." 

[Education and Peace, 1949]

Hello to All the Children of the World is a Multicultural Project that wants to 

           connect children from different parts of the Globe, 

having them get to know each other in a 

Montessori's Cosmic Education perspective.

The Project puts in contact 

two classes, located in two different countries, on two different continents,

 involving children from 9 to 12 years old, 
for the whole School Year.

Every month the two classes are expected to 

prepare some Presentations on one of the various Cultural Areas, in English, that then they will share during a video-conference,

 or, when a live video shooting would not be possible, 

through a tape video.

Children love telling and listening to stories and what is more exciting than those ones made by themselves??

 
Hello to All the Children of the World requires 

1-2 hours of commitment per week, 

during which children can 

freely choose whether to work      individually or in groups.

Through this Project all the children involved have the opportunity to learn the other country's 

Geography, History, Art, Literature, Science, Religion, Customs and Traditions, 

through the eyes of another child.

Children are also given the opportunity to share 

their own personal stories, 

        so to become friends to each other         and make the world more friendly.

                                   In this way, Hello to All the Children of the World has                           

        the highest aim to promote an 

       Education to Peace.