Maria Montessori

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Born	Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori31 August 1870 Chiaravalle, Marche, Italy
Died	6 May 1952 (aged 81) Noordwijk, Netherlands
Resting place	Noordwijk, Netherlands
Education	University of Rome La Sapienza Medical School
Occupations	* Physician * educator
Known for	Founder of the Montessori method of education
Children	1

Maria Montessori was an Italian educator and doctor. She was born on 31 August 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy.

Maria Montessori created the first Montessori school. It was a method of education that respected the natural development of the child. Its main feature was to allow a maximal independence to every child. Another feature was to allow mixed ages in the same classroom.^[1] This was different from the formal classroom teaching used even for young children at the time. Maria Montessori started this method when she was in charge of a school for handicapped children. Maria Montessori also founded the first Casa dei Bambini ("Children's House") in around 1907 in San Lorenzo, a slum area of Rome. She died on May 6, 1952 from a Hemorrhagic stroke.

Maria Montessori Media

Montessori, c. 1880
Public domain photograph of Maria Montessori from 1913
Montessori with her son Mario (on the left) and the theosophist George Arundale with his wife Rukmini Devi (on the right) in India, c. 1939
Italian lira banknote, 1990 issue
Montessori on a 1970 stamp of India
Montessori in a portrait by Alexander Akopov

References

↑ Montessori, Mario 1966. The human tendencies and Montessori education. Amsterdam: Association Montessori Internationale. [1] Archived 2013-12-05 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Montessori, Mario 1966. The human tendencies and Montessori education. Amsterdam: Association Montessori Internationale. [1] Archived 2013-12-05 at the Wayback Machine

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