The Montessori Method
Maria Montessori (1870-1952), was the first woman in Italy to receive a medical degree. She became an educator and innovator, renowned world-wide for her educational method
that builds on the way children naturally learn. She is acclaimed as the originator of the "Montessori Method."
Her early medical practice focused on psychiatry. She also developed an interest in education, attending classes on pedagogy and immersing herself in educational theory. Her studies led her to call into question the prevailing methods of teaching children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
that builds on the way children naturally learn. She is acclaimed as the originator of the "Montessori Method."
Her early medical practice focused on psychiatry. She also developed an interest in education, attending classes on pedagogy and immersing herself in educational theory. Her studies led her to call into question the prevailing methods of teaching children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.