The Montessori Method named after its founder, an Italian physician, Maria Montessori, stresses the importance of the development of a healthy self-concept. She believed that education is a preparation for life, not merely a search for intellectual skills. Children have an inner aim, their own self-development. The child who is able to satisfy their inner needs will move in harmony with their world becoming well-balanced, independent adults.
The Montessori Method pursues the fact that the young child has an “absorbent mind” and thus the environment should be prepared to develop their skills, refine their senses and equip them with knowledge of the world around them. Montessori’s philosophy and the psychological principles upon which she devised a carefully graded series of self-teaching materials are now commonly accepted and supported by current child development experts.