Arise Shine Montessori School

Dr. Montessori was the first female physician to practice medicine in Rome, Italy. As a physician she was very involved in the care of young children. Through 21 years of acute scientific observations and clinical research, she developed an approach to educating children called: The Montessori Method!

Neuroscientific evidence now confirms Dr. Montessori’s scientific observations from years ago that the Early Childhood years are critical years of development because the child’s brain is being formed most rapidly and the child’s brain is so malleable and has a high capacity to learn and change. Though certain traits are linked to genetic development, the quality of environment that the child is in, heavily influences the child’s brain to either establish or prune connections between all the growing cells.

In other words, the child is establishing lifelong patterns of how he/she processes incoming information and discharges outgoing information thereby laying the important foundational framework for the child’s physical, socio-emotional and cognitive traits to develop optimally.

The key principles of the Montessori method that are shown to be universally applicable are as follows:

• The Absorbent Mind and its functioning.
• The sensitive periods of development.
• Need for an ordered and prepared environment
• Liberty leading to inner discipline.
• Concentration leading to Sustained focus.
• Joy in work leading to Discovery
• Importance of repetition to develop habits
• Social Development.
• Grace and courtesy.

To learn more about Dr. Maria Montessori and her philosophy, here is a partial list of books to explore:

• The Absorbent Mind.
• The Montessori Method.
• The Secret of Childhood
• The Discovery of the Child.
• From Childhood to Adolescense.
• To educate the Human Potential.

Her approach to Education continues to be respected and practiced Internationally because it helps EVERY CHILD wake up to their innate creative potential to bring forth excellence. This is a reward that every child deserves. She was nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize. Below is a video on how it all started!!!