News Montessori Tulip Book We are excited to announce an exquisite boutique publication on the occasion of the launch of the Maria Montessori tulip: a small colourful book with spectacular photo's and a host of details on the tulip, its history, the way it is bred and tips on how to pla...
News 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 English by her son Mario, as she spoke. The lectures are left in the same order as they were given,...
News The Forgotten Citizen In I947 Maria Montessori wrote an open letter to all governments. Excerpts from this letter are printed below.
News 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) with a request to be permitted to visit and observe the children during their activities. This particu...
News Erica Moretti's Book Shortlisted for Prize The Best Weapon for Peace—Maria Montessori, Education, and Children's Rights by Erica Moretti has been shortlisted for the Laura Shannon Prize in Modern European History 2024. This Prize is recognised internationally as one of the leading book prizes in the fi...
News 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 right and a potent policy tool to prevent families from resorting to child labour in times of crisis. H...
Page Digital Preservation Policy This policy describes the digital preservation principles and approaches to preserving, securing and sharing digital data of enduring value. The policy should be read in conjunction with the Digital Repository Policy and the Preservation Digitisation Standards...
Page Editorial Policy A caveat regarding the editorial policy to not change some of Montessori’s gender language in some articles. Maria Montessori studied and pioneered her revolutionary approach to education in a male dominated world, a world in which recognition of female achieve...
News On This Day, 8 December 1913 106 years ago, Maria Montessori travelled to America for the first time for a brief lecture tour and visits with influential educational groups. On 8 December 1913 she spoke to a capacity filled Carnegie Hall on her method of education and created quite a sens...
