The Montessori Method

"I have studied the child. I have taken what the child has given me and expressed it and that is what is called the Montessori Method."- Dr. Montessori

Montessori is both a methodology and an educational approach, based on Dr. Maria Montessori’s scientific observations of children's needs and natural learning tendencies.  Her studies of children from all racial, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds allowed her to develop universal educational principles.  These, together with a vast range of self-correcting materials and a prepared environment for multi-age group, came to be known as the Montessori Method of Education.  

The Montessori Method is more than an academic program.  It is a whole approach to life, which is one of respect, compassion, and guidance in all areas of learning.  Dr. Maria Montessori believed that education should not just be academic but that it should also be an aid to life.  Her observations led her to understand that children have special sensitivities at different stages of their development. By preparing learning environments responsive to those characteristics, children not only learn academic skills with ease and enthusiasm but they also develop creativity, self-esteem, self-discipline, problem solving, critical thinking, care and respect for others and for the world - all which lead to becoming fulfilled individuals and contributing positively to the environment and society.  This is the essence of the "Montessori Method”.