The story begins with 6-year-old Maria attending a public primary school in Rome—"a prison for children," as De Stafano summarizes Montessori's views. Sitting at their desks for hours ...

Maria Montessori, education philosopher and physician “Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.” —Haim Ginott, educator and child psychologist “One child ...

Maria Montessori stood before a crowd of 60 underprivileged children, her students. It was January 6, 1907, and the 36-year-old educator was opening her first school: the Casa dei Bambini ...

The Montessori Method, developed by educator Dr. Maria Montessori over a century ago, encourages self-directed learning that ...

In The Best Weapon for Peace: Maria Montessori, Education, and Children’s Rights, Erica Moretti reframes Montessori’s pacifism as the foundation for her educational activism, emphasising her vision of ...

One hundred and fifty years after Maria Montessori’s ... One of Italy’s first female doctors, Montessori applied her training as a scientist to teaching children in new ways.

many people don’t know that Dr. Maria Montessori originally developed her pedagogical approach while running a school for some of the poorest children in Rome. Unfortunately, with the exception ...

It’s been more than 100 years since Dr. Maria Montessori first developed the Montessori method of education, which focuses on building children’s resourcefulness and natural abilities through ...

Click on “Events.” 1907: Dr. Maria Montessori opens first Montessori school — the Casa dei Bambini, or Children’s House — in Rome. 1909: “The Montessori method” is published in ...

Maria Montessori stood before a crowd of 60 underprivileged children, her students. It was January 6, 1907, and the 36-year-old educator was opening her first school: the Casa dei Bambini ...