Maria Montessori

BornMaria Tecla Artemisia Montessori31 August 1870

Chiaravalle, Marche, ItalyDied6 May 1952 (aged 81)

Noordwijk, NetherlandsResting placeNoordwijk, NetherlandsEducationUniversity of Rome La Sapienza Medical SchoolOccupations Physician
 educatorKnown forFounder of the Montessori method of educationChildren1Signature

Maria Montessori was an Italian educator and doctor. She was born on 31 August 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy. 

Maria Montessori created the first Montessori school. It was a method of education that respected the natural development of the child. Its main feature was to allow a maximal independence to every child. Another feature was to allow mixed ages in the same classroom.Montessori, Mario 1966. The human tendencies and Montessori education. Amsterdam: Association Montessori Internationale.   This was different from the formal classroom teaching used even for young children at the time. Maria Montessori started this method when she was in charge of a school for handicapped children. Maria Montessori also founded the first Casa dei Bambini ("Children's House") in around 1907 in San Lorenzo, a slum area of Rome. She died on May 6, 1952 from a Hemorrhagic stroke. 

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