News Mario Montessori “My Most Unforgettable Character” In 1965 Mario Montessori granted an interview to The Reader’s Digest, sharing some memories of his exceptional mother: Maria Montessori. First published in the American edition of this magazine, it soon found its way to some of the global editions of The Reade...
Page Objects and Treasures In Maria Montessori’s study at AMI the visitor will find many of Montessori’s personal belongings: photos, paintings, first editions of her books, diplomas and awards, gifts – large and small – from many countries around the world, and some of her furniture. E...
News International Day of Peace Today, 21 September, the International Day of Peace is observed around the world. This day was established by the United Nations in 1981. Education for Peace is a recurring theme in Montessori’s pedagogy: Maria Montessori often spoke passionately on this subje...
Page Courses and Students This section will give an overview of all the courses, with exact dates, locations, the roles of her interpreters, and the names of students that went on to play an important role in the Montessori movement.
News On This Day, 6 January 1942, Speech Maria Montessori spoke to her students on the 6 January 1942, celebrating the anniversary of the inauguration day of the first Casa dei Bambini (House of Children). The first Montessori environment was opened on the 6 January 1907 in San Lorenzo, Rome, Italy, ...
News On this Day, 6 January 1942 In 1942, on 6 January Maria Montessori shared the story of San Lorenzo and the first Casa dei Bambini with her students: Today is the anniversary of the opening of the first Casa dei Bambini. Quite often people ask if this method is suitable for poor children...
News On This Day, 6 January 1941 On this day, 6 January 1941, Maria Montessori paused to reflect a little on the creation of the first Casa dei Bambini, in 1907. She described to her students on the second Indian Montessori training course that the first children came to the Casa “undernouris...
News Maria Montessori Tulip A special tulip in honour of Maria Montessori has been commissioned in The Netherlands. This tulip is now available for sale enabling schools and families to grow the Maria Montessori tulip as part of the global celebration for Montessori 150. With Montessori's...
Digital Collection AMI Journal Published since 1937, the journal of the Association Montessori Internationale focuses on a relevant topic and provides current and archival writings to complete each issue. The journal has taken various names including the "Monthly Letter", "Communications"…
Digital Collection Photographs Maria and Mario Montessori A series of photographs of Maria Montessori and her son Mario Montessori.
