About Lisa Nolan

Welcome to the Confessions of a Montessori Mom blog with me, Lisa Nolan of Montessori for the Earth, and my 15 years of blog posts and guest posts! About me: I'm 3 to 6 and 6 to 9 Montessori trained with over 30 years of experience. I am also a homeschooI consultant. 

I began teaching Montessori in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s. I took my Montessori primary training in 1986 at The Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate in San Francisco with the late headmistress, Ursula Thrush. I took my Montessori elementary (6-9) training in 1988 at The Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate in San Francisco through the University Extension, University of California Berkeley. I received an MA from San Francisco State University in English Literature and Creative Writing. I spent eight years in theater, including children's theater, and award-winning underground comedy (also in San Francisco). I found the time to fall in love and get married (in 2002) and in 2004 we became proud parents of a very savvy child with Down syndrome (now a very savvy teenager).  

I began my online Montessori journey in 1999 when there was only one Montessori album online. I became the second or third Montessori educator to begin putting my albums online (there was another Montessori teacher putting his albums online at the same time as me). And what a journey it's been! 

Along the way, I became an indie publisher (Monkey Star Press). My anthologies include Motherhood May Cause Drowsiness and Mom for the Holidays, and my picture book includes Backyard Play with Mummy. Learn more by visiting my Goodreads page!