The Montessori method in Education: Societal Needs Yesterday and Today

What is Montessori education? For more than a century now the child-focused approach that Dr. Maria Montessori an Italian physician developed for educating children has been transforming schools around the globe. As soon as you enter a classroom you know that something different is afoot. Montessori classrooms are immediately recognizable. You will see children working independently and in groups often with specially designed learning materials; deeply engaged in their work; and respectful of themselves and their surroundings. The Montessori Method fosters rigorous self-motivated growth for children and adolescents in all areas of their development — cognitive emotional social and physical. Montessori education is student-led and self-paced but guided assessed and enriched by knowledgeable and caring teachers the leadership of their peers and a nurturing environment. Within the community of a multi-age classroom — designed to create natural opportunities for independence citizenship and accountability — children embrace multi-sensory learning and passionate inquiry.