Maria Montessori

DR. MARIA MONTESSORI         Maria Montessori was born in the village of Charaville, Italy on August 31, 1870. She was born to a well respected family and was expected to grow up to fulfill the traditional role of the Italian woman. When she was three years old, the family moved to Rome where she received her education. Upon graduating from high school, Montessori pursued an advanced degree at the University of Rome and became the first woman physician …showed first 75 words of 699 total…

…showed last 75 words of 699 total…to three years old. Many of Dr. Montessori's lecture in India were published as, "The Absorbent Mind", one of the many books she wrote.         During her later years, her focus became centered around educating the children to promote the principle of peace. Dr. Montessori died at the age of 82. Her legacy has been the establishment of Montessori schools around the world, which further educates the cause of the child as a citizen of the world.