Casa dei Bambini

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 Childr...

AMI Staff | 6 January 2023
Reading time: 14 minutes

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 openin...

AMI Staff | 6 January 2021
Reading time: 2 minutes

On This Day, 29 February 1912

On this day 108 years ago in 1912: Maria Montessori received this letter. Many such letters and notes were written to her during those early years (1907–1914) wi...

AMI Archivists | 29 February 2020
Reading time: 1 minute

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 o...

AMI Staff | 6 January 2020
Reading time: 2 minutes

On This Day, 6 January 1907

6 January 1907: The first Montessori Casa dei Bambini opens in San Lorenzo, Rome, on the feast of Epiphany when traditionally La Befana brings presents to the C...

AMI Staff | 6 January 2019
Reading time: 1 minute