Teacher Jill is a specialist in the Montessori Approach. She has taught Montessori for 18 years.
The Montessori Approach
The Montessori Method of education is based on the observations and discoveries of Dr. Maria Montessori. She was the first woman physician in Italy, graduating from the Royal University of Rome in 1896. From her many years of observation of children she began to design activities that would help the individual development of each child. Given a carefully prepared learning environment, children work toward perfecting their concentration, inner control, and will. A Montessori program is an individualized program designed to help each child reach his or her fullest potential. The Montessori materials are designed to help develop concentration, coordination and independence, as well as give good experience with academic concepts. The prepared environment allows the child to develop his or her social sense and awareness of others in a natural un-rushed way. Montessori education is education for life.
“I have studied the child, I have taken what the child has given me and experienced it and that is what is called the Montessori Method.”
Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952)
We seek to inspire the mind of the child to awaken to a love of learning.
