Montessori schools
Self-directed learning environments
Montessori schools follow an educational approach developed by Italian physician Maria Montessori in the early 1900s.
The method emphasizes self-directed learning, mixed-age classrooms, and hands-on materials that children choose freely.
Teachers serve as guides rather than lecturers: The Montessori school lets kids work at their own pace.
The approach is most common in early childhood education but extends through high school.
- progressive educationChild-centered pedagogical approach
- intrinsic motivationDesire from within oneself
- learning stationsDesignated classroom activity areas
- self-directed learningEducation you control yourself
- unschoolingSelf-directed home education
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- Private Schoolsprivate academies, college prep, academies, Andover, Exeter
- private kindergartens
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- educationeducation, teachers, students, learning, teaching
- Education CharitiesTeach for America, Khan Academy, scholarship funds, educational grants, tutoring programs
Montessori schoolsstandardized curriculum
Fixed educational program across schools
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