Montessori education debuted in 1907 with Maria Montessori’s first school, the
Casa dei Bambini, part of an urban renewal project in a low-income district of Rome. The school’s success resounded throughout Italy, and additional schools soon opened in Rome and Milan. In 1909, Dr. Montessori published her landmark book, Il Metodo della Pedagogia Scientifica applicato all’educazione infantile nelle Case dei Bambini—known by its English-translation title as The Montessori Method.
By 1910, news of the innovative technique had spread beyond Europe, and teachers
throughout the world were eager to learn it. Early Montessori educators were taught by Dr. Montessori herself. Her courses drew students from as far as Chile and Australia, and within a few years there were Montessori schools on 5 continents. In the United States, the fledging movement caught on quickly. The first Montessori school opened in 1911 in Scarborough, New York, and others followed in rapid succession. Prominent figures, including Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, lent their support, and popular journals galvanized the public with articles on the “miracle children” who emerged from
Montessori schools.
Casa dei Bambini, part of an urban renewal project in a low-income district of Rome. The school’s success resounded throughout Italy, and additional schools soon opened in Rome and Milan. In 1909, Dr. Montessori published her landmark book, Il Metodo della Pedagogia Scientifica applicato all’educazione infantile nelle Case dei Bambini—known by its English-translation title as The Montessori Method.
By 1910, news of the innovative technique had spread beyond Europe, and teachers
throughout the world were eager to learn it. Early Montessori educators were taught by Dr. Montessori herself. Her courses drew students from as far as Chile and Australia, and within a few years there were Montessori schools on 5 continents. In the United States, the fledging movement caught on quickly. The first Montessori school opened in 1911 in Scarborough, New York, and others followed in rapid succession. Prominent figures, including Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, lent their support, and popular journals galvanized the public with articles on the “miracle children” who emerged from
Montessori schools.