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1907, First Montessori Opens by Maria Montessori

1907, First Montessori Opens by Maria Montessori

1907, First Montessori Opens

On this day during on January 6, 1907, Maria Montessori opens her first (Montessori) school (Rome). She is the founder of the “Montessori” method of education.

Founder of Montessori

Maria was an Italian educator, innovator, and physician. Her educational method was that builds on the way children learn naturally. She was born August 31, 1870, at Chiaravalle, Marche, Italy, and died died on May 6, 1952, in Noordwijk, South Holland (aged 81).