Maria Montessori

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT

Lesson 14: Contributions of Western Philosophers to Early childhood education

Contributions of Maria Montessori (1870 – 1952) to ECE

Maria Montessori developed a new system of education as a joyful process of self discovery and self realization. She tried new materials and methods for children and she succeeded in it. She applied these materials for slum children in 1907. She created a learning environment through her approach called the ‘Montessori method’.

• Biographical note
• Basic Ideas in Her Educational Philosophy
• The concept of Children’s House
• The Role of Teacher
• Her Contributions