• What is Montessori?

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Maria Montessori 1933

Montessori is an approach to educating children based on the research and experiences of Maria Montessori who was the first physician in Italy."
She was focused on teaching the students ways to develop their ownskills at a pace they set, which is a principle Montessori called "spontaneous self-development".
In summary, the Montessori method helps children reach their fullest potential at their own unique pace.


Montessori method

 

Instruction in 3-year age groups
Child-sized environment
Self-correcting "auto-didactic" materials

 

 

Montessori materials and curriculum

  • Practical Life Area:
  • self-help dressing activities, pouring, scooping, sorting activities, etc.
  • Sensorial Area:
  • phonics, blending, reading, writing,etc.
  • Language Area:
  • phonics, blending, reading, writing,etc.
    • Mathematics Area:
    • red rod, number rods, sandpaper numbers, etc.
    • Culture Area:
    • geography, history, music, cooking,etc.
    • Famous Montessori Alumni
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    • ★Anne Frank, famous diarist from World War II
    • ★Katharine Graham, former owner-editor of the Washington Post
    • ★Jeff Bezos, financial analyst, founder of Amazon.com
    • ★Sergey Brin & Larry Page, co-founders of Google.com
    • ★Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia
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