Why Montessori | The Harvest Green Montessori School | TX, United States

The Montessori Method of education, developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, is a child-centered educational approach based on scientific observations of children from birth to adulthood. Dr. Montessori\'s Method has been used for over 100 years in many parts of the world. It is a view of the child as one who is naturally eager for knowledge and capable of initiating learning in a supportive, thoughtfully prepared learning environment. It is an approach that values the human spirit and the development of the whole child—physical, social, emotional, cognitive Mixed age classrooms Student choice of activity from within a prescribed range of options. A constructiveness or \"discovery\" model, where students learn concepts from working with materials, rather than by direct instruction. Specialized educational materials developed by Montessori and her collaborators often made from natural, aesthetic materials such as wood, rather than plastic.