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Maria Montessori - A Biography
- Birth and early childhood
- Early education
- Maria - The first woman doctor of Italy
- Maria's initiation into the field of education
- Casa dei Bambini - The first Montessori School
- The Montessori Training Course
- Maria Montessori in the United States of America
- Maria Montessori in Europe
- Maria Montessori travels to India
- The last days of Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori - A Biography
The first Montessori teacher's training course
Based on her observations and research in Scuola Ortrofrencia and Casa dei Bambini, Maria Montessori was able to put together a new system of teaching. In the year 1909, Dr. Montessori demonstrated her first Montessori Course to teachers from around the world. She published the 'Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education' for Children's houses. Building on the ideas of French educators Jean Itard and Edouard Seguin, Dr. Montessori proposed stimulation of the child's mind through constructive activities that generated their self-esteem.
Maria Montessori was a prolific author and a brilliant speaker.
Click here to read the transcript of her lecture "The Two Natures of the Child".