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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzmvtVAuuyI&t=57s

Italian physician: Mario Montessori

1st Montessori school: “Casa dei Bambini” on Jan. 6, 1907, in San Lorenzo, Rome.

1912: 1st Montessori in the US

1920s: fizzle out

1929: Association Montessori International (AMI) by Dr. Montessori

1950s: new interest

1960: the American Montessori Society (AMS), Nancy McCormick Rambusch,

+ largest Montessori organization in the world

+ more than 1,300 member school

+over 13,000 individual members

+ close to 100 AMS-affiliated teacher education programs.

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History of Montessori Education and Montessori Movement | American Montessori Society

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Montessori education dates back to 1907, when Dr. Maria Montessori opened the Children's House in a low-income district of Rome.

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Respect the child

The Absorbent mind

Sensitive Periods

The prepared environment

Auto education

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* Learning Environment

A Child-Centered Environment

A Responsive Prepared Environment

A Focus on Individual Progress and Development

*Learning Activities

Hands -on Learning

Spontaneous Activity

Active Learning

Self-directed Activity

Freedom Within Limits

Intrinsic motivation to learn

*Montessori’s Communities of Learners

Mixed age groups

A Family Setting

Cooperation and Collaboration,  rather than Competition

No homework

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http://athomewithmontessori.ca/montessori/curriculum/
Uniqueness and individuality

Learning is holistic

Play is the best tool for learning

5 areas of development:

Practical life

Refinement of the senses

+ Visual sense
+ The stereognostic sense
+ The tactile sense
+ The baric  and thermic sense
+ the auditory sense
+ taste and smell

Communication, language and literacy

Numeracy and arithmetic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z0xVwo4a_4

Cultural of life:  Science, Geography, Music, and Art.

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The Montessori Classroom: "The Three Year Cycle"

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http://www.secretgardenmontessori.org - This video was filmed at Secret Garden Montessori in Frenchtown, NJ by a young adult filmmaker who was himself a Montessori student through 6th grade! It provides a great overview of the unique Montessori approach and the importance of our three year cycle.

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Make children the center of learning

Encourage children to learn

Observe children

Prepare the learning environment

Respect each child and model ongoing respect for all children and their work

Introduce learning materials, demonstrate learning materials, and support children’s learning

--> well-trained individuals, committed to continuous learning, humble and open individuals, respecting each child as a unique human being.

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Self-disciplined

Respect the material and environment

Respect the rights of others

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Be trained about the Montessori approach

The home as prepared environment

Observe, enjoy, accept the inner child

The child must be taught indirectly

include the child in daily activity

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- Observation

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Nancy Rambusch was the founder of the American Montessori Society and spoke at a workshop in 1992,

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+ areas and props for dramatic play are chosen
+ some programs have not adopted some aspect of Montessori's philosophy

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1.  inflexible nature of earning and the structure of materials

2.  de-emphasis on creativity

3.  de-emphasis on expressions of feeling through role play and dramatic play

4.  lack of social interaction and consequently for language development

5. lack of rigorous research on the program

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Children learn best when playing

Parents's involvement exert the significant foundation on children's learning development

Children was born in curiosity

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Isaacs, B. (2015). Bringing the Montessori approach to your early years practice.

Roopnarine, J. L., & Johnson, J. E. (1993). Approaches to early childhood education. New York: Merrill.

American Montessori Society. (n.d.). Montessori Resources for Schools, Teachers, Families | American Montessori Society. Retrieved from https://amshq.org/

Montessori Curriculum Areas — At Home With Montessori. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://athomewithmontessori.ca/montessori/curriculum/

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According to Dr. Maria Montessori, “A child's work is to create the person she/he will become.
- Sensitive Periods
http://www.montessoripreschoolportjefferson.com/what-is-the-montessori-method-of-teaching.html

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Introduction to Montessori Philosophy HD

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"A man is not what he is because of the teachers he has had, but because of what he has done." - Maria Montessori

-         Aid children’s spontaneous personality development and foster a sense of competence

-         Children train themselves to observe the environment, leading them to critical thinking

-         Independent, self-fulfilled, and self -discipline

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Philosophy & Objectives | The Montessori School of Windsor | Child Education | Ontario

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Since 1966, The Montessori School of Windsor has provided quality education and child care services for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. We promote intellectual, social, emotional and physical development.