News 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 days later she writes about the event with excitement to her friends Giuliana Sorge and Eda Margona...
News Montessori Tulip Bulbs and Book It's time for the new harvest of the Maria Montessori Tulip. Forgot to order last year? Be quick to secure a box from this year's bulbs. The Maria Montessori tulip was created to honour her on her 150th birthday. Growing to around 40 cm., this tulip produces a...
News 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 to Maria Montessori made in the heart of Rome. A woman who opened a path in the male world and promo...
News Special Coin: Maria Montessori 150 The Italians know how to design beautiful objects, and they also know how to celebrate Maria Montessori’s 150th birthday! This 2 Euro coin was officially presented on 15 January 2020. Designed by Luciana De Simoni, it was minted in the mint of Rome. Last year ...
News 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, just after her graduation as a physician from the University of Rome, she was asked to form part of the...
News 1936 Catalunya Radio Address Imagine: it is 1936, around 8:00 p.m. Your family lives in Catalunya and you start tuning the radio after a day’s work— hoping for some entertainment, music and “instruction”. And, indeed, shortly after 8:00 the evening broadcast opens with a talk by Maria Mon...
News International Women's Day On March 8, International Women's Day, we can take inspiration from Maria Montessori, when she wrote in 1907: The time has come for action. We have talked enough. It is time to close the ranks, assess our situation, and act. These were some of the concludin...
News 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 century. The cover art was inspired by the February issue of 1930 featuring Maria Montessori. In thous...
News Statue of Maria Montessori The Italian city of Perugia has a special connection to Maria Montessori and her pedagogy. It was here that she delivered one of her last teacher training courses, cherishing many hopes for a study centre in that location. The Montessori presence has remained ...
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...
