Maria Montessori receiving honorary doctorate, Amsterdam 18 September 1950

On This Day, 6 January 1907, Trailblazing

AMI Staff | 6 January 2025
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On This Day, 6 January 1907, Trailblazing

The Italian physician and educator opened her first school in Rome on this day in 1907. In the article by Sonja Anderson from Smithsonian Magazine, she looks at "How Trailblazing Teacher Maria Montessori Transformed the Realm of Children’s Education".

Read the article here.

Maria Montessori receiving honorary doctorate, Amsterdam 18 September 1950
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