| About Dr. Montessori | |||||||||||||
| Influenced by the work of Seguin and Itard in France, Montessori designed materials and techniques which allowed children to working areas previously considered | |||||||||||||
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beyond their capacity. | ||||||||||||
Through her observations and work with children, she discovered their remarkable, almost effortless, ability to absorb knowledge from their surroundings. Children can teach themselves!! |
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| This simple and profound truth inspired Montessori’s lifelong pursuit of educational reform. Today, after almost 75 years of international application, | |||||||||||||
| the Montessori method thrives in the United States with more than 3,000 schools established since 1957. | |||||||||||||
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