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 Casa dei Bambini, or Children’s House, opened January 6, 1907. At first, Montessori just observed. She noticed that the children came to prefer her teaching materials to toys and would spend ...

Questo tipo speciale di scuola fu battezzato con l’incantevole nome di Casa dei Bambini. La prima di esse fu aperta, con questo nome, il 6 gennaio 1907 a Roma, in via dei Marsi 53, e a me fu affidata ...

Maria Montessori, an Italian educator, opens the school Casa dei Bambini (translated as Children’s House) in Rome. There, she introduces her methods for teaching children, focused on self ...