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| Montessori Method |
Over a century ago, an educator, writer, lecturer and medical doctor by the name of Maria Montessori (1870 - 1952) developed a new approach for educating and nurturing young children. As the first woman medical doctor in Italy, Dr. Montessori became very involved in the care and education of young children. Through her observations and teachings, she concluded that every child is an individual learner and should be encouraged to work at their own pace on projects they initiate themselves. Her philosophy worked from the basic premise that children learn better when they are given the oppourtunity to choose and discover in their own way. |
This method of teaching started in Italy where Dr. Montessori lives. It continued to gain popularity throughout Europe in the early 1900s and today is practised all over the world. The
method provides enormous learning opportunity in a
specially created environment filled with various
well specified learning tools and materials. These
are like learning laboratories for a child beyond
normal class rooms. |
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Maria Montessori was a genious before her time. She believed a child's mind from birth to six years was different from adults. She concluded that children effortlessly soak in everything in their culture and environment. She saw a tremendous need for children to have respectful, stimulating, nurturing and meaningful direction and guidance during what she called the "absorbent mind stage". |
Today, over a century later, modern scientists are finding scientific data to support her discoveries. Recent brain research studies confirm that children learn best through choices and activities. That's why Bright Kid Montessori provides children with hundreds of choices and hoard of Montessori materials each day so that children will continue to enjoy learning while having fun. These are like learning laboratories for young minds beyond any normal class room which ensure that all learning concepts find strong foundations in their 'absorbent minds'. |
"The
secret of good teaching is to regard the child's intelligence
as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown, to grow under
the heat of flaming imagination. Our aim is not only to make
the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize,
but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his innermost
core. We do not want complacent pupils, but eager ones. We
seek to sow life in the child rather than theories, to help
him in his growth, mental and emotional as well as physical,
and for that we must offer grand and lofty ideas to the human
mind."
Dr.
Maria Montessori "To Educate the Human Potential”
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