About Us

Dr.Maria Montessori began her career as an educator of children working with a group of fifty children, three-to-five year old, on January 6th, 1907 in the City of Rome. She had at her disposal an untrained assistant, a room, a bit of furniture and developmental materials to aid sense perception which she had previously used when working with mentally retarded and physically handicapped children. Those children had to be encouraged to show their interests was aroused. Once enticed to use the materials, their attention was volatile. Dr.Montessori was astonished to see that the little ones, however, were intensely attracted by the materials, working spontaneously and repeatedly with them in total concentration.

Being a scientist, Dr.Montessori observed and responded to this phenomenon of spontaneous work generated by the apparatus. Little by little, through the experimental process of trial and error, she created a highly specialized form of apparatus to the child which afforded a source of profound satisfaction. In addition, she provided an environment suited to and respectful of the children's inherent characteristics, "the prepared environment".

Out of this experimental foundation, the "Montessori Method of Education" evolved. Observing the quality of interaction between the children and their environment, and the choice or rejection of materials placed at the children's disposal, Dr.Montessori formulated a comprehensive science of human life in all its aspects and manifestations.

She referred to the mind of a child between 0 - 6 years of age, as the Absorbent Mind. During this time the child literally absorbs everything in his environment through sensorial exploration. By sensorially absorbing the surroundings, a child forms his personality and himself. He constructs his mind, his memory power to understand and ability to think through impressions gained from the environment.

Educational research has also verified that the early years are the most important years of a child's life.

It is during the period between conception and four years that the child develops 50-60 % of his intelligence and another 30% between the ages 4 to 8 years. Very little develops after that.