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Montessori Education is based upon the precepts of Dr. Maria Montessori, who spent 40 years of her life working with children in her capacity as the first woman doctor and psychiatrist in Italy. She began with observation, realizing that the needs and characteristics of the child were the keys to establishing the environment within which children could best learn about themselves, others and the world.

necessary aid to human development.  Each preceding phase prepares the one that follows, forms its base, nurtures the energies that urge toward the succeeding period of life." - from "Childhood to Adolescence', by Maria Montessori

The Montessori method embraces the development of the whole child, intellectual, social, physical, emotional and spiritual. Children have the opportunity to develop their own independence and a questioning mind. 

Montessori designed an environment for children in which they would have the potential to be free to engage in those activities which she observed were characteristic for their age group. "Didactic material', the other children, as well as the adults form the fabric of the Montessori classroom and contribute to the learning environment of each child. Each Montessori classroom is a microcosm of society. Discipline in this environment is seen to be directly related to the needs of the group itself. The Montessori classroom is child-centered. The Director/ress guides and acts as a facilitator but the children discover learning and life for themselves.