Parents often ask: What are the real benefits of sending a child to a Montessori school? They seek assurance that it will prepare them to survive in the ‘real world,’ by which they really question: Will Montessori prepare their children to succeed in a conventional school? My favorite answer to this question is a simple …
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A controversial schooling method that focuses on personal development rather than exams produces more mature, creative and socially adept children, scientists have revealed. Psychologists in the US found that across a range of abilities, children at Montessori schools out-performed those given a traditional education. Five-year-old Montessori pupils were better prepared for reading and maths, and …
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This article has been adapted from the original, which was published in The Call of Education, Vol. 11, no. IV, December, 1925. Anticipating some of the questions which will certainly be put to me, I shall give some recommendations regarding mistakes which I have observed during my visits to Montessori schools. These mistakes, apparently slight …
The following extract is from an article Dr. Montessori wrote on ‘Disarmament in Education’. The article first appeared in the Montessori Magazine Vol. 4 No. 3, July 1950 and was later reprinted in Communication 1965, 4. It is not enough to be well intentioned and perceptive. Love is dynamic. If we love someone, we want …
Below is a short video produced as part of the National Education Report to briefly introduce Montessori education and the work of the Montessori Foundation.
