Today, there are more than 3,000 Montessori schools in the U.S., of which nearly 600 are public school programs, per the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector (NCMPS).

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 ...

Teachers create calm in the classroom by speaking softly and moving gracefully. “Grace and courtesy is a hallmark of Montessori education,” she said. “We educate the whole child.” IF YOU GO: ...

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 ...

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.

This story was originally published on Aug. 20, 2019 in NYT Parenting. The first time I walked into a Montessori preschool classroom six years ago, I thought to myself, what is this sorcery?