Dr. Maria Montessori was an Italian physician, educator, and scientist known for her immense contribution in the field of early childhood education with her one-of-a-kind, effective and scientific methodologies to teach children.

1. A Brief About
Maria Montessori
and Her Missions
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(31 August 1870 - 6 May 1952)

2. Dr. Maria Montessori was an Italian
physician, educator, and scientist known for
her immense contribution in the field of
early childhood education with her one-of-
a-kind, effective and scientific
methodologies to teach children.
INTRODUCTION
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3. HER FIRST EVER
MONTESSORI
SCHOOL
Growing up in Rome and spending time
in libraries, museums, and fine schools
she later builds her own Montessori
school in Rome in the year 1907 for
disadvantaged children.
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4. MONTESSORI IS
CHILD-CENTRIC
EDUCATION
This led to the beginning of finding the
innovative and effective Montessori
methodology. It follows a child-centric
method of teaching and believes in a
cognitive approach
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5. She later was said to have traveled across the world
and writing extensively about her methodology of
teaching kids. The fascination for her techniques led
to the eventual Montessori awakening across many
countries.
ACROSS BORDERS
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6. AGAINST ALL ODDS
Maria was a fighter. Confident and
ambitious enough to dream of studying
more she entered an all-boys technical
institute to become an engineer but later
changed her mind and wanted to pursue
medical
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7. PASSIONATE ABOUT
EDUCATION
Young Maria was an avid reader herself. Coming from a
family that valued education her passion for the study
of teaching and education only grew
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8. STRONG FEMALE
FIGURE
She strived hard to get into medical school and
was among Italy’s first few female physicians.
Her early medical practices had much to do
with psychiatry later she developed a passion
for education.
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9. WISHED TO SEE
BETTER TEACHING
PRACTICES
Her aim was to see children learning in
positive environments that allow
children to use their creative brilliance
to enhance their potential.
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10. DEVELOPMENT
STAGES
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
STAGES SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED
She wanted to see better teaching
methodologies being implemented
across the world keeping in mind the
developmental stage of children.
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11. SHE BELIEVED IN
STRENGTHENING
OVERALL PERSONALITY
OF A CHILD
Maria Montessori believed in more than just
intellectual development. She wanted
teachers to work on the overall growth of
every child with emotional, physical, social
needs being met.
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