Video, Montessori School Education

Viewing time: 3 minutes 34 seconds

This video provides an overview of Montessori education. It starts with how Dr Maria Montessori started her first school and what she discovered by observing the children. She observed that children showed episodes of deep concentration and multiple repetitions of the same activity. Dr Maria Montessori created the materials after she realised that children understand better when all their senses are engaged. 

Montessori is used in a variety of settings and age groups. There are some common features:

• Children are free to choose what to learn
• Open classrooms that allow free movement
• Use of specialised Montessori materials 
• Mixed-age classes so children can learn from each other
• Uninterrupted blocks of time to engage with the Montessori materials and other activities
• Highly trained Montessori teachers