The Montessori approach to education teaches academic subjects, but also nurtures a child's emotional health and social skills Children in Montessori schools are encouraged to learn and experiment ...

Italian educator and physician Maria Montessori developed the Montessori method in the early 1900s while observing children who had been labeled retarded. She discovered that they thrived in a ...

Choosing the right school or learning style for your little one can be overwhelming and often feel like a major life decision. After all, you want to start them out on the right foot and pick an ...

One hundred and fifty years after Maria Montessori’s birth, tens of thousands of teachers around the world still hail her innovations and educational philosophy. One of Italy’s first female doctors, ...

“Montessori prepares its students well for what they will face as older students and adults,” says Melanie Jacobs, who’s been head of Montessori Center School (MCS) since 2016 and worked at MCS for ...

Not everyone thinks traditional schools are the right choice. Deborah Summers, assistant principal for Scottsdale’s Mission Montessori Academy, believes the nearly 100-year-old Montessori method ...

Most of us think of radical scientific innovation as the whiz-bang invention or discovery that displaces what came before and reshapes the world as we know it. Transistors, assembly lines, and ...

Montessori programs, once an option only for parents able to afford private schools, are increasingly in demand for public school students, though education officials say such a specialized approach ...

Students learn in different ways – some excel with visual aid, others need to hear the material out loud and some thrive with hands-on learning. Morey Charter School understands this important factor ...

The Montessori philosophy, developed by Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori, is characterized by an emphasis on independence, freedom within limits and respect for the individual’s natural ...