The primary focus of the Montessori method is a child-centered developmental approach to education, says Sara Suchman, a Montessori educator and NCMPS's executive director. "Dr. Montessori ...

Two main tenets of a Montessori education are mixed-age classrooms and no grades or homework. At Montessori schools, younger children have long blocks of time—up to three hours at once—to ...

Peek into an early-grade classroom at a Montessori school and you are likely to see children of different ages moving around and talking, free to explore a variety of activities. Each activity ...

One of the hallmarks of Montessori education is a multi-grade classroom. One adult cannot be expected to manage a community of learners in different grades who are sorting through different works ...

Montessori 12-year-olds wrote more complex and creative stories, were more socially adept and had a stronger sense of their schools as communities. Another study showed higher adult well being ...

Students and teachers from the school will participate in the conference by demonstrating their typical day in the re-created glass classroom. Although Montessori started her schools for 3- to 6 ...

Dr. Montessori’s school was extremely successful, so she started more, and soon Montessori schools began appearing in other parts of Europe as well as the United States. The Montessori classroom ...

Cincinnati Public Schools is unique for its awesome nine Montessori communities. The district is a leader nationwide and had the first free public Montessori elementary and high school in the country.

RACINE — At Goodland Elementary, some of the youngest students in the district will have an opportunity to be more involved in their education through the new Montessori program.