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What is Montessori?

Montessori is an approach to early education that focuses on the immense capacity of children to absorb information when given the freedom and independence to learn at their own pace.

It was developed by Maria Montessori, whose desire to help children was so strong that she gave up both her university chair and medical practice to work with a group of 60 young children belonging to working parents in the San Lorenzo district of Rome. It was during this time that Montessori observed children’s effortless ability to absorb knowledge from their surroundings, as well as their tireless interest in manipulating materials.

Children teach themselves – is the crux of Montessori philosophy. This simple but profound truth inspired Maria Montessori’s lifelong pursuit of educational reform, methodology, psychology, teaching and teacher training – all based on her dedication to furthering the self-creating process.

The work of Maria Montessori lives on through the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), the organisation she founded in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1929.

Significant ideas that form part of the Montessori approach:

  • A child’s early years, from birth until 6 years of age, is the period when he or she has the greatest capacity to learn and the greatest appetite for knowledge.
  • The Montessori approach stems from a number of fundamental beliefs, that all children:
    • Are unique individuals
    • Have immense potential
    • Want to learn and be busy
    • Do not learn and experience life in the same way as adults do.
  • Children are capable of much more than we usually believe.
  • Montessori focuses on six core areas of learning:
    • Practical life
    • Sensorial
    • Language
    • Mathematics
    • Cultural
    • Creative activities.

What Makes Montessori Different?

Montessori addresses a range of learning and experience that is far broader than any state-prescribed curriculum. It focuses on the importance of process, as opposed to active instruction and control from adults. There is a great level of trust placed in a child’s own inner abilities and Montessori schools are thus learner-centred rather than teacher-centred.

Adults often impose unrealistic schedules, expectations and ambitions, with the best of intentions, on children and the result is disharmony, dissatisfaction, irritability and poor behaviour, both in the classroom and at home. Montessori methodology gives children the freedom to make choices and to pursue them without interruption. Children learn from one another; younger children learn by watching and listening to older children, and older children learn through guiding and teaching the little ones. The Montessori approach encourages children of all ages to work together as a social group. This encourages them to respect the choices of those around them, and to take pleasure in their own accomplishments.

The learning materials provided by Montessori schools are all carefully designed to help children understand where they may have gone wrong and to work out ways of correcting themselves without being ‘told’ how to do so. Free from tests, benchmarks and competitive pressures children tend to excel, driven by their own thirst for knowledge.

The Montessori learning approach is learning for life: Montessori provides the building blocks for future learning by hardwiring a child’s capacity to engage with new material and information, and providing the tools with which to manipulate it.

Montessori Tutorials / Resources

sensorial colour mixing with montessori
Blog, Montessori Tutorials

Sensorial: Colour Mixing

The initial colour mixing lesson can be presented to one child or a group, after which the materials can be made available for children to use on their own. If you’d like to try it at home, here’s what you’ll need: tray eye droppers …
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25th February 2023
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3 part cards for words around the house
Blog, Montessori Tutorials

Language: Words Around the House (Electrical Appliances)

The Words Around the House lesson is a great way to bring Montessori learning into your home – it’s fun, dynamic and ideal for smaller children. The lesson could involve any objects or furniture that you might typically find at home…
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25th January 2023
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montessori subtraction
Blog, Montessori Tutorials

Maths: Beginners Subtraction

A Beginning Subtraction lesson should be presented to a child who understands the concept of numbers (from at least 1-10) and understands the concept of addition. The materials you will need are: Number jars: you can use spice or jam…
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25th December 2022
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