Maria Montessori, born in Italy in 1870, developed a system of teaching, which encourages children to develop and nurture their spontaneous urge to learn and ability for self-discipline.

Children develop their own pace for learning through a series of sensitive periods in which they are very much in tune to language, order, their senses, and the world around them. Her method allows the child to explore these sensitive periods through a stimulating and loving environment.

Her goal was to allow the child to build positive self-esteem and confidence. She supported the development of the child to become independent and self directed. She provided children the opportunity to learn how to learn.

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