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		History of Montessori Education
		Dr. Maria Montessori, in 1896, was the first woman to receive a medical degree in Italy. She worked in the fields of psychiatry, education and anthropology. She was an acute observer of children. Beginning with the "Casa de Bambini" in 1907 her understanding of the classroom, the materials and training of teachers has greatly impacted the world. Montessori is usually linked to children between the ages of 3 and 6 years but, in fact, the method covers the entire development from birth through young adulthood. Many concepts in our education system are directly taken from her "method."
		Philosophy
		"Education is an aid to life." Her philosophy has remained true into the 21st CENTURY "It is true we cannot make a genius," Montessori once wrote, "We can only give each individual the chance to fulfill his potential in becoming an independent, secure and balanced human being." "The child can only develop by means of experience in his environment. We call such experience 'work'." Habits and skills developed in a Montessori classroom remain for a life time.