Maria Montessori 1870-1952 was the first woman doctor and psychologist, she worked with disadvantaged children in San Lorenzo. Through her observations she realised that each child had a great untapped intellectual potential and that through her system all children could achieve their full potential.
Montessori education is child-centred, in order that each child can:
The Montessori Method offers a wide curriculum to the child through the unique combination of:
"The goal of early childhood education should be to cultivate the child's own natural desire to learn"
Maria Montessori
The best way to summarise the approach of Montessori education is from the child's perspective "Show me how to do it for myself".