Maria Montessori

What she did

Developed an educational method based on observing children, using learning materials and preparing environments for independent activity.

Impact and significance

Her method changed the teacher's role from constant direction toward observation and guided support, giving schools a practical model for organising children's learning.

This is Matria’s interpretation, not a quotation or personalised advice.

Works recorded in the archive

• The Montessori Method (1909)
• The Secret of Childhood (1936)
• The Absorbent Mind (1949)

Sources and access

• Association Montessori Internationale. Biography of Maria Montessori.

  Medical education, graduation in 1896 and educational work

• Montessori, Maria. The Secret of Childhood. Longmans, Green, 1936.Bibliographic reference. Consult the named edition through a library or publisher.
• Montessori, Maria. The Montessori Method. Frederick A. Stokes, 1912.Bibliographic reference. Consult the named edition through a library or publisher.

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