What is Montessori Education?

For more than a century now, the child-focused approach that Dr. Maria Montessori, an Italian doctor, develop for educating children has been transforming schools around the world.

As soon as you enter a classroom, you know that something different is going on. Montessori classrooms are immediately recognizable. You will see children working independently and in groups, often with specially designed learning materials; deeply engaged in their work; and respectful of themselves and their surroundings.

The Montessori method fosters rigorous, self-motivated growth for children and adolescents in all areas of development -cognitive, emotional, social, and physical.

Montessori education is student-led and self-paced but guided, assessed, and enriched by trained and caring teachers, the leadership of children, and a nurturing environment.

Individual students follow their own curiosity at their own pace, taking the time they need to fully understand each concept and meet individual needs.

Given the freedom and support to question, inquire deeply, and make connections, Montessori students grow up confident, enthusiastic, and self-directed learners and citizens, accountable to both themselves and the community. They learn to think critically, work collaboratively, and act fearless and with integrity.  The Montessori method also encourages empathy, a passion for social justice, and joy in lifelong learning. 

What better outcome could we wish for our young generation?