The Montessori Method is based on the insights of Dr. Montessori, who believed that no human being is educated by another person. A child must do it himself, or it will never be done. A truly educated individual continues learning long after the hours and years he spends in the classroom because he is motivated from within by a natural curiosity and love for knowledge. Dr. Montessori felt, therefore, that the goal of early childhood education should not be to fill the child with facts from a pre-selected course of studies, but rather to cultivate his own natural desire to learn. Because the learning process is hands-on, fun and individualized, with loving guidance from teachers and role-modeling by older children, students develop self-esteem, self-control, self-motivation, self-organization and a genuine long lasting love of learning during their growth in a Montessori school.