History of Montessori
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Maria Montessori, a 20th century educational pioneer and the first female physician in Italy, developed what has become known as the Montessori method.  From her interest in Human Development and through observations and findings of how children learn, she was inspired to return to the University of Rome to study psychology and philosophy.   She developed a sensory based curriculum with hands on materials.   In 1906 she founded her first Casa del Bambini (Childrens House) to teach 60 underprivelidged children, the first of many to come.  She can be credited with creating an environment with child-sized furnishings and carefully crafted materials to assist children in their development; things we take for granted in schools or daycares today. The least that can be said of Maria Montessori is that she was a woman with incredible insight, intellect, and genius.