Maria Montessori

The Birthday of Maria Montessori

Today we celebrate another wonderful Maria Montessori birthday. The photograph shows her surrounded by what comes close to a proper “flower shop” full of bouque...

AMI Staff | 31 August 2022
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A Voice for Children

Maria Montessori spoke out against child labour. The International Labour Organisation draws our attention to the fact that social protection is both a human rig...

AMI Staff | 12 June 2022
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The Story Behind the Photo

On 31 August the Montessori community celebrates Maria Montessori’s birthday, the one to conclude the 150th anniversary year. By far the most emotional birthday ...

AMI Archivists | 31 August 2021
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The Maria Montessori Building Opening

The Maria Montessori building of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Radboud University (Nijmegen, the Netherlands) was officially opened on 27 May 2021. The o...

AMI Staff | 27 May 2021
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Inscription on Maria Montessori's Grave

On 6 May 1952, Maria Montessori died unexpectedly and peacefully in Noordwijk, a small town on the Dutch coast. A citizen of the world, she had asked to be buri...

AMI Staff | 6 May 2021
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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
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1896 International Congress for Women’s Rights

Today is Equal Pay Day — marking that on the whole women’s pay continues to lag behind men’s pay. And here’s how that connects to Maria Montessori. In 1896, jus...

AMI Archivists | 11 November 2020
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Book Release: Creative Development in the Child

Maria Montessori lectured in Italian during the first International Montessori Course in 1939 in Madras (Chennai), India. These 75 lectures were translated into...

AMI Staff | 30 October 2020
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How the Inspirational Life of Maria Montessori has Impacted the World

To mark 150 years since the birth of Maria Montessori, AMI has collaborated with BrightVibes who have made this wonderful film about Maria Montessori and her in...

AMI Staff | 10 September 2020
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Maria Montessori Interview

Today, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Maria Montessori's birth, we are sharing exclusive archival footage of an interview with Maria Montessori upo...

AMI Archivists | 31 August 2020
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Book Release: The Montessori Approach to Music

One of the (many) brilliant aspects of Montessori education is that it includes an integrated approach to Music. We are delighted to announce the publication of...

AMI Staff | 12 August 2020
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Maria Montessori, Bach Auditorium Amsterdam, 1950

On March 1, 1950, Maria Montessori lectured in Amsterdam’s Bach auditorium and spoke on the “early years” at the invitation of the Dutch National Montessori Ass...

AMI Archivists | 20 July 2020
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