Just who was this woman who began an educational revolution that changed the way we think about children more than anyone before or since?

Maria Montessori was born in 1870 in Ancona, Italy. To understand her unique method of education it’s important to understand her background.

The child of a progressive and ambitious family, she chose to study mathematics and engineering at a time when higher education for girls was considered unnecessary. She was the first woman in her country’s history to receive a medical degree and she worked in the fields of psychiatry, education, and anthropology. She believed that each child is born with a unique potential to be revealed, rather than as a “blank slate” waiting to be written upon. Read More...