The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self. Adults work to finish a task, but the child works in order to grow, and is …

- Maria Montessori

What the hand does the mind remembers.

- Maria Montessori

The most important period of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six.

- Maria Montessori

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

- Maria Montessori

The education of even a small child, therefore, does not aim at preparing him for school, but for life.

- Maria Montessori

The child who has felt a strong love for his surroundings and for all living creatures, who has discovered joy and enthusiasm in work, gives us reaso…

- Maria Montessori

The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child's own natural desire to learn.

- Maria Montessori

Play is the work of the child.

- Maria Montessori

There is a great sense of community within the Montessori classroom, where children of differing ages work together in an atmosphere of cooperation r…

- Maria Montessori