The Montessori Method

Education as an “Aid to Life”

A well-known Montessori trainer explained the Montessori Environment “as a place physically and psychically prepared to respond to all needs of the child so he can develop in harmony.”  

After many years of careful observation, Dr. Maria Montessori was convinced that every child had his own innate means of developing his personality and acquiring knowledge. Based on her observations, she developed a method of education that required proper training of teachers and the meticulously prepared environment.

These children received, what Dr. Maria Montessori called, “an education for life.”

In a properly prepared environment, she witnessed the ability of each child to absorb more than had ever been imagined possible. These children were happy and calm. They were developing character and will. They could care for themselves, and were careful of others and their environment. The children explored in great depth the academic environment and reaped amazing rewards from materials which they loved. These children received, what she called “an education for life.”

This amazing method, Maria Montessori’s “education for life,” has been jealously guarded and handed down through the decades by means of the AMI training centers established all over the world. To read more about the Montessori Method and its philosophy of education, you can visit the American Montessori Internationale website.