Montessori used the term "cosmic education" to indicate both the universal scope of lessons to be presented, and the idea that education should help children realize the human role in the interdependent functioning of the universe.
Montessori usou o termo "educación cósmica" para indicar tanto o alcance universal das leccións e a idea de que a educación no segundo plano debe axudar o neno a realizar o papel do ser humano dentro do universo.