Learnings from "Montessori School Education" by Maria Montessori

Maria Montessori

Montessori Education is founded on the concepts created by Maria Montessori, who started her first school in a Rome apartment block for children of low-income employees in 1907. "Casa dei Bambini," or "Home for Children," was the name of the school. This initial "Casa" was equipped with a teacher's table, a heater, a chalkboard, some seats, children's group tables, and a cupboard containing supplies produced by Montessori during her previous career as she investigated how to teach children with mental disabilities.

• Maria Montessori developed the tools after observing that students really seemed to grasp complicated concepts faster when all of their senses are engaged. 
  
  
• Personal hygiene (such as clothing and undressing) and environmental care (such as sweeping, dusting, and gardening) were among the tasks at this initial school. 
  
  
• They were free to wander around and play with the materials the rest of the time. Maria Montessori did not teach herself; instead, she monitored the work of her educators. She noted phases of intense attention and many repetitions of the same activity in children.
  
  

The Purpose of Montessori

The goal is to raise children to be self-reliant, responsible individuals who enjoy learning. Montessori and her ideas began to fly around the world shortly after, inspiring intellectual people and instructors from all around.

Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, the inventors, were early supporters. Later alumni were Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales, author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Today, the title "Montessori" refers to a method rather than a school. The idea that it will be used by anyone has resulted in a wide range of schools.

Montessori's name, ideas, and resources are used by educators all over the globe to arrange kindergartens, primary schools, special education courses, and even whole 12-year syllabuses. Some couples use it to teach their children at home.

The Key Aspects of Montessori

Most systems have the key aspects in common:

- Students have the freedom option of choosing what they want to learn 

- Open classes allow children to roam around freely

- Use of Montessori materials 

- Mixed-age groups (from 0-3, 3-6, or 6-12) so that children can learn from one another 

- Undisrupted study blocks of three hours or more

- No grading or assignments 

- Qualified and Trained teachers

Maria Montessori said: “Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.”