GS and Child Podcast | Season 2

Episode #65 – Education to Wonder with Claire Paglia – Chapter 8 of The Religious Potential of the Child

“Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful deeds.  Blessed be his glorious name forever; may he fill all the earth with his glory.  Amen and amen.”  Psalm 73:18-19 NAB

Today we are continuing a series of episodes covering different chapters from The Religious Potential of the Child.  We have a new page on the website where you can find the podcast episodes that correspond with different chapters in this book to aid your own personal study or a book study with some friends or catechists! We hope you will make this your summer book study! Purchase your copy of the third edition of The Religious Potential of the Child by Sofia Cavalletti.

Claire Paglia is back on the podcast to help us explore wonder especially pertaining to spiritual formation.  We talk about how adults can aid or stifle wonder in children and dive into the how wonder aids the exploration of the Kingdom of God parables in the atrium.

Claire Paglia is a child of the atrium. As an adult, she is an AMI-trained guide who has been in the primary environment for 12 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in education with a concentration in Montessori from Loyola University, Maryland. She worked for a year as a course assistant for the primary training center. In 2012, she received her Level I formation and has been a catechist at her church in varying capacities since then. She enjoys spending time with her family and particularly enjoys preparing Montessori-friendly spaces at home for her three children.

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