Page Colleagues and Friends Undeniably a giant and a genius, Maria Montessori could not have achieved all she did without the help from many contributors and friends. In this section you will find bios and stories of those early associates, supporters and friends. We will include recolle...
Page Awards and Honours During her student years Maria Montessori won a prize for her work in general pathology. Throughout her life she would be the recipient of many awards and prizes, culminating in a three-time nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize towards the end of her life. Enj...
News Helen Henny Gifts Painting of Maria Montessori Aged 13 Helen Henny, great-granddaughter of Maria Montessori, entrusted to AMI's care the oil painting of the young Maria at age 13. Helen's was an incredible gesture, and AMI is deeply honoured.
News The Silvana Montanaro Fund In 2018 Dr Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro, AMI Trainer and author, passed away. Dr Montanaro was a pioneer in spreading globally the insights of Maria Montessori and her close collaborator Gianna Gobbi, enlivening this knowledge with her own deep psychological s...
News BBC Radio 4 Programme Great Lives Association Montessori Internationale Executive Director, Lynne Lawrence, was invited to be part of the UK’s BBC Radio 4 programme: “Great Lives” about Maria Montessori. The Great Lives series invites guests to focus on someone who has inspired their lives. In ...
News Italian President's Speech 31 August 2020, the President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, issued the following statement on the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maria Montessori. “Maria Montessori nasceva centocinquanta anni fa, a Chiaravalle. La sua umanità, i suoi studi, la sua coraggiosa...
News Grazia Honegger Fresco Website Grazia Honegger Fresco was introduced to Montessori education from a very young age: at age 4 she enrolled in one of the Case dei Bambini that Rome boasted. In 1947, at the invitation of Adele Costa Gnocchi, she joined the first experimental class of the new M...
News Remembering Grazia Honegger Fresco AMI was sad to learn of the death of Grazia Honegger Fresco (91) earlier this week. Grazia was a specialist on the early years of human development, and one of the last living students of Maria Montessori. Grazia was not only a much valued expert, she was also ...
