Maria Montessori

On This Day, 21 June 1927

On this day 93 years ago, Buckingham Palace, London, 21 June 1927, King George and Queen Mary held a reception to which Maria Montessori had been invited. A few...

AMI Archivists | 21 June 2020
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Montessori Tulips in Bloom

Last autumn, in preparation of the celebrations of Maria Montessori’s 150th birthday some of her great-grandchildren planted the special Montessori tulip named ...

AMI Staff | 6 May 2020
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100 Women of the Year

On 5 March 2020 TIME Magazine announced Maria Montessori was named one of the 100 Women of the Year, in their list of the most influential women of the past cen...

AMI Staff | 5 May 2020
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National Geographic Historical Special

The new National Geographic Historical Special is dedicated to the great women in history. We are delighted to share with you the picture of the issue devoted t...

AMI Staff | 6 December 2019
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Montessori Family Planting Tulips

Five of Maria Montessori's great grandchildren and two of their children spent a Sunday afternoon looking after Maria Montessori's grave in Noordwijk, planting ...

AMI Staff | 15 November 2019
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Montessori eBooks Now Available

Great news: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company is turning its books into Amazon Kindle E-Books! The Absorbent Mind (The Montessori Series Book 1) Kindle Editi...

AMI Staff | 30 October 2019
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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 Mo...

AMI Staff | 3 September 2019
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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, ...

AMI Staff | 23 April 2019
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