The Montessori Method of education, developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, is a child-centered educational approach based on scientific observations of children from birth to adulthood. Dr. Montessori’s Method has been time tested, with over 100 years of success in diverse cultures throughout the world.
It is a view of the child as one who is naturally eager for knowledge and capable of initiating learning in a supportive, thoughtfully prepared learning environment. It is an approach that values the human spirit and the development of the whole child - physical, social, emotional, cognitive.
The main premises of Montessori education are:
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Children are to be respected as different from adults and as individuals who differ from each other.
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Children possess an unusual sensitivity and an intellectual ability to absorb and learn from their environment.
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The most important years of growth are the first six years of life when unconscious learning is gradually brought to the conscious level.