On This Day

On This Day, 31 August 1940

On 31 August 1940 Maria Montessori celebrated what would be the first of six birthdays spent in India. The 1940 day was an exceptionally celebratory occasion, as...

AMI Staff | 31 August 2024
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A Moment to Remember Maria Montessori

Today we take a moment to remember Maria Montessori. On May 6, 1952, "Maria Montessori went on from this life," as her son Mario wrote. Touched by the unanimous...

AMI Staff | 6 May 2024
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On This Day, 31 August 1915

Today the Montessori community celebrates Maria Montessori's birthday! On 31 August 1915, on her 45th birthday, Maria Montessori was working in America, address...

AMI Staff | 31 August 2023
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On This Day, 6 May 1952

Today we remember the day that Maria Montessori died: 6 May 1952. The seeds she had sown have grown into a vibrant legacy, so touchingly worded by her son Mario...

AMI Archivists | 7 May 2023
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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
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On This Day, 4 November 1939

On this day 83 years ago (4 November 1939) Maria Montessori and Mario Montessori arrived at Adyar, India, having flown from Naples to Madras, where they had bee...

AMI Staff | 4 November 2022
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On This Day, 31 October 1936

In the early autumn of 1936 Maria Montessori relocated to the Netherlands at the invitation of a former graduate, Ada Pierson. This impactful decision was force...

AMI Archivists | 31 October 2022
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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 Special Day, 6 May 1952

6 May is a special day to embrace Maria Montessori's legacy: it is the day she died in 1952, in Noordwijk. On a warm and sunny day, in a holiday home overlooking...

AMI Staff | 6 May 2022
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International Day of Peace, 2021

On 21 September, we mark forty years of the International Day of Peace. This day was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly and has been des...

AMI Staff | 21 September 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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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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