Dr.
Maria Montessori
Dr Maria Montessori was one of the most influential pioneers
in early childhood education in the 20th century. Her ideas have become known
and recognised throughout the world over a period of more than ninety years
and yet still seems fresh, modern and child-centred when encountered for the
first time.
She left to the world the legacy of a method of education which combines a practical approach based on a carefully planned learning environment with a philosophy centred on the idea of freedom for the child. All children, says Montessori, are intrinsically motivated to learn and they absorb knowledge without effort when provided with the right kind of activities at the right time in their development.
Montessori Classroom
A child in a Montessori school will be given the opportunity to learn
the simple practical tasks busy parents cannot always teach; at the age of
two and a half or three it is important to provide familiar activities which
give a link with home. The child may be able to choose between sweeping the
floor, learning to tie a bow or polish his or her own shoes, as well as being
offered the more conventional school activities like painting, cutting and
pasting and water play. Children who learn to care for themselves and their
environment develop the greatest confidence as, perhaps for the first time
in their lives, they find an adult who will show them how to do the things
they really want to learn.
Copyright 2002 by Montessori International magazine
Visit www.montessori.ac.uk/aam.html to learn more about the different areas of the Montessori method, which includes:
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Practical Life
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Sensorial
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Cultural subjects
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Math
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Language
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Art and Music
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Outdoors
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Social skills
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