Where did Montessori come from?
Montessori (pronounced MON-tuh-SORE-ee) education was founded in 1907 by Dr. Maria Montessori, the first woman in Italy to become a physician. She based her educational methods on scientific observation of children’s learning processes. Guided by her discovery that children teach themselves, Dr. Montessori designed a prepared environment in which children could freely choose from a number of developmentally appropriate activities. Now, more than a century after Maria Montessori’s first Casa Dei Bambini (Children’s House) in Rome, Montessori education is found all over the world, spanning from birth to adolescence.
Are Montessori children successful later on in life?
What is the difference between Montessori and traditional education?