Montessori is about guiding others to learn or reclaim their skills. While usually applied to children, there is some research being done with dementia patients. Minor adjustments, like an ...

ENID, Okla. — Roughly 100 years ago, psychologist Maria Montessori observed students in an orphanage in Italy. Montessori noticed the students would use different materials to help them learn during ...

Guinyard Elementary School teacher Wanda Green sits in a circle surrounded by her class of first- and second-grade students to explain the concept of even and odd numbers. The students sing a song to ...

I have always been fond of the Montessori philosophy. Even when my children were young, I searched for alternative schools where they could explore this type of learning. People ask me, “What is ...

After a few years of teaching at the same school, Lana Strong and Aja Staniszewski noticed a recurring theme. "We found ourselves saying, 'If this was my school, I'd do it this way,' " Strong said. So ...

Broward County is betting on the Montessori Method to transform a failing school. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in Sunrise is now Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Montessori Academy after ...

At both Montessori schools or traditional schools fostering critical thinking skills is one of the keystones of each child’s school experience. But how educators develop their students’ critical ...

The Montessori educational method, which began in 1907 as an experimental way to teach working-class children in Rome, celebrated its centenary Jan. 6. Italian doctor Maria Montessori pioneered the ...

When Cindy Rifenburg wanted to learn the Montessori method of teaching young children, she had to drive to Princeton, N.J., to get her certification. But it was worth it to the Lehigh Carbon Community ...

The Montessori educational method, which began in 1907 as an experimental way to teach working-class children in Rome, celebrated its centenary Jan. 6. The Italian doctor Maria Montessori pioneered ...