by Mark de la Mora | Jan 17, 2022 | Montessori
Montessori Famous Students There have been many famous people That attended a Montessori school during some stage of their life. While one can argue, that there are many successful people who were not exposed to Montessori education, interesting is that many of those...
by Mark de la Mora | May 17, 2021 | Montessori
Biography of Dr Maria Montessori The birth of Montessori’s History Maria Montessori was born on the 31st August 1870 in the town of Chiaravalle, Italy. Her father, Alessandro, was an accountant in the civil service, and her mother, Renilde Stoppani, was well...
by Mark de la Mora | May 17, 2019 | Montessori
The Challenge The Century Of the Child The century in which we live has sometimes been called “The Century of the Child”; and certain it is there has never been another epoch in which there have arisen so many movements centered in the child and its welfare. No one...
by Mark de la Mora | May 17, 2019 | Montessori
A Prepared Environment Child-centered Environment One key feature in a Montessori classroom is a prepared environment. Maria Montessori was adamant about having a prepared environment where children could feel as if it was their own special home. With a prepared...
by Mark de la Mora | May 15, 2019 | Montessori
Montessori Philosophy The relationship is the foundation The Montessori philosophy is solely centered on providing the child with a high-quality environment that comes only second to their home. Similar to their home where there will be an abundance of love, respect,...
by Mark de la Mora | May 15, 2019 | Montessori
“All children are born geniuses. 9999 out of every 10,000 are swiftly, inadvertently, de-geniused by grown-ups.” This happens because human beings are born naked, helpless, and – though superbly equipped cerebrally – utterly lacking in experience,...
