NORTHRIDGE MONTESSORI
Excellence in Education
Excellence in Education
Our Philosophy
Dr. Maria Montessori is the founder
of Montessori Education. This is an
educational philosophy founded on
the firm belief that a child learns
best within a social environment
which thereby reinforces and
promotes each individual's unique
development pattern.
Montessori Education promotes a
child's total development as it
encourages all children to realize
their full potential without pressure
or competition. Children are free to
challenge themselves at their own
pace.
Therefore, Montessori education
recognizes the individual potential in
every child and guides each child to
fully discover that potential.
As Dr. Montessori eloquently claims:
"Whoever touches the life of the
child touches the most sensitive
point of a whole which has roots
in the most distant past and
climbs toward the infinite future"
Hence, our task as educators is to
enhance the potential of each child
as an individual and consequently
enable him/her to understand
his/her world more fully.
Dr. Maria Montessori is the founder
of Montessori Education. This is an
educational philosophy founded on
the firm belief that a child learns
best within a social environment
which thereby reinforces and
promotes each individual's unique
development pattern.
Montessori Education promotes a
child's total development as it
encourages all children to realize
their full potential without pressure
or competition. Children are free to
challenge themselves at their own
pace.
Therefore, Montessori education
recognizes the individual potential in
every child and guides each child to
fully discover that potential.
As Dr. Montessori eloquently claims:
"Whoever touches the life of the
child touches the most sensitive
point of a whole which has roots
in the most distant past and
climbs toward the infinite future"
Hence, our task as educators is to
enhance the potential of each child
as an individual and consequently
enable him/her to understand
his/her world more fully.
Our Montessori prepared classrooms are especially designed to promote the child's natural desire to learn and absorb. |
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History of Montessori
Montessori is an empirical discipline aiming to study and to help the development of the human
individual from birth to maturity within the context of his life-situation. It is an educational method
insofar as education is an integrative part of the formative process.
Dr. Maria Montessori, in discovering the role of the Child in the formation of Man, became its helper
and its advocate. She thus generated a movement in which those involved in human sciences and
their applications can find a coordinating factor in the resulting vision of man. Its impact within this
broad and complex field has been considerable throughout the ongoing century.
Founder of Montessori Education
Maria Montessori, the founder of the Montessori Method, graduated from the medical school of the
University of Rome in 1896, and was the first woman to practice medicine in Italy. As a physician, Dr.
Montessori was very involved with the care of young children. Through scientific observation, she
came to see how children interacted with one another, learned through the use of materials she
provided, and went through specific phases of development. Her approach to education was
developed based on her observations, in collaboration with her background in psychology and her
belief in the education of children as a means to create a better society. She continued to observe
children around the world, and found that the universal laws of development she had recognized
were inherent to children of all races and cultures. The Montessori approach to education continues
to be respected and practiced internationally.
The Association Montessori International
The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) is the oldest international Montessori organization
in the world. It was founded by Dr. Maria Montessori herself in 1929. Her aims were two-fold, to
safeguard her original contribution on behalf of the child against diluting influences, and to maintain
the standards of training for those wishing to apply or to teach her methods at the academic level
required to obtain the desired results.
Role of the Montessori Teacher
The role of a Montessori teacher is one of guide and observer, whose ultimate goal is to intervene
less and less as the child develops. The teacher builds an atmosphere of calm, order and joy in the
classroom and encourages the children in all their efforts, thus promoting self-confidence and
discipline. With the younger students at each level, the teacher is more active, demonstrating the
use of materials and presenting activities based on an assessment of the child's needs. Knowing
when to observe and when, and how much, to intervene is a skill the Montessori teacher develops
during a rigorous, specialized course of training at training centers throughout the world.
Montessori is an empirical discipline aiming to study and to help the development of the human
individual from birth to maturity within the context of his life-situation. It is an educational method
insofar as education is an integrative part of the formative process.
Dr. Maria Montessori, in discovering the role of the Child in the formation of Man, became its helper
and its advocate. She thus generated a movement in which those involved in human sciences and
their applications can find a coordinating factor in the resulting vision of man. Its impact within this
broad and complex field has been considerable throughout the ongoing century.
Founder of Montessori Education
Maria Montessori, the founder of the Montessori Method, graduated from the medical school of the
University of Rome in 1896, and was the first woman to practice medicine in Italy. As a physician, Dr.
Montessori was very involved with the care of young children. Through scientific observation, she
came to see how children interacted with one another, learned through the use of materials she
provided, and went through specific phases of development. Her approach to education was
developed based on her observations, in collaboration with her background in psychology and her
belief in the education of children as a means to create a better society. She continued to observe
children around the world, and found that the universal laws of development she had recognized
were inherent to children of all races and cultures. The Montessori approach to education continues
to be respected and practiced internationally.
The Association Montessori International
The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) is the oldest international Montessori organization
in the world. It was founded by Dr. Maria Montessori herself in 1929. Her aims were two-fold, to
safeguard her original contribution on behalf of the child against diluting influences, and to maintain
the standards of training for those wishing to apply or to teach her methods at the academic level
required to obtain the desired results.
Role of the Montessori Teacher
The role of a Montessori teacher is one of guide and observer, whose ultimate goal is to intervene
less and less as the child develops. The teacher builds an atmosphere of calm, order and joy in the
classroom and encourages the children in all their efforts, thus promoting self-confidence and
discipline. With the younger students at each level, the teacher is more active, demonstrating the
use of materials and presenting activities based on an assessment of the child's needs. Knowing
when to observe and when, and how much, to intervene is a skill the Montessori teacher develops
during a rigorous, specialized course of training at training centers throughout the world.