The test of time

As celebrations get underway for the centenary of Montessori education, Montessori St Nicholas chief executive Philip Bujak tells why he believes that all young children can benefit from schooling that follows its principles and why its popularity has grown worldwide When Dr Maria Montessori opened her first school in San Lorenzo, Italy in January 1907, little did she know that her beliefs in the inner abilities and goodness of each child would lead to an educational movement that has now spread to more than 150 countries across the world or that her approach to education would still be practised 100...