Cosmic Education

 2nd plane children are sensitive to the acquisition of culture. Culture which means
global human culture.
 We give the children, we offer the universe. We give the universe the only thing large
enough for the potential of the child.
 We give guide the world. The older the child, we must not just give the world but also
the cosmos. And how these cosmos act. The child is an untap cosmic energy which has
the potential to bring change in the world.

Cosmic Education
 Etymology of cosmos and cosmic.
 There is order in the universe.
 How is this related to me? What will happen next when I participate in the universe?
 Cosmic Education: Dr. Montessori’s plan for the children in the second plane of
development, based on their needs, tendencies, and characteristics.
 The prepared adult executes the plan, the cosmic education.

The Scope of Cosmic Education

“The education requires the influencing of sacred and deep things to move the spirit”
To Educate the Human Potential, 1973, p. 71)

- Universe is the unifying theme.

- Sowing the seeds. Offering the keys. This is why we tell the Great Stories. Then we allow
them to explore the environment and explore the information they get through their
interests.
- Limits (on curricula) in conventional schools vs. limiting our presentation to the keys or
seeds. Note: Do not tell everything you know.
- Cosmic Education and the “subjects”

Themes in Cosmic Education

- Law and order
- Work; contributions
- The Cosmic Task
- Interdependencies and relationships
- Love, appreciation, gratitude

Cosmic task means by meeting your need, you are contributing to the whole.

The Great Stories

- God who has no hands/ Creation of the Universe
- The Coming of Life
 - The Story of Humans
- The Story of Communication in Sign/ The Story of our Alphabet
- The Story of Numerals
- The Great River

The Outcomes of Cosmic Education

“Not in service of any political or social creed should the teacher work, but in the service of the
complete human being, able to exercise in freedom a self-discipline will and judgment,
unperverted by prejudice and undistorted by fear.”

Develop free will of children

“…the child will develop a philosophy rooted in the unity of the universe.”

The child is having the love for philosophy; love for knowledge.

It is way of interacting with children. It is not just a curricula or a framework.