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In my view: Celebrate Montessori
By Nathan Archer,
Nursery World,
2 August 2007
2007 marks the centenary of the opening of the first children's house in Rome and the birth of the Montessori movement. The centenary provides an opportunity to think about what Montessori means in 21st-century Britain.
Certain myths about Montessori education persist. Myth: Montessori is only sessional provision for pre-school children Truth: we offer full daycare for children from birth to five integrated with Montessori education and have a school for children aged four to 11. Myth: Montessori education can be provided merely by buying the materials. Truth: the Montessori Diploma is a rigorous and academic approach to child development, the...
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