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 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 ...

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 ...

Maria set to cut the legs off of all this furniture so that the children were able to access them. After the recognized success of her educational work with Italian boys and girls, Montessori made ...

Since then, the views of Maria Montessori, who died 50 years ago this year, have met with both worldwide acclaim and yawning indifference. Her method, which she developed with the children of Rome ...

Montessori schools view children as explorers with different interests ... Montessori education was created by Maria Montessori, the first female physician in Italy, whose work in a psychiatric ...

That's because Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori believed that children are innately curious and driven to ...

Tech geniuses, nation builders and famous artists have praised the benefits of a Montessori education – but does it hold up to scientific scrutiny? David Robson and Alessia Franco investigate.

The two women bonded over their children. Lili d’Alengy struggled to care for her daughter, Tina, who had a disability, and sought help from Maria Montessori, who was just developing a teaching ...

"Children indeed love flowers, but they need to do something more than remain among them and contemplate their colored blossoms." — Maria Montessori, "The Discovery of the Child" Invite children ...

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 ...