"Our principle concern must be to educate humanity - the human beings of all nations - in order to guide it toward seeking common goals. We must tum back and make the child our principal concern. The efforts of science must be concentrated on him, because he is the source of and the key to the riddles of humanity." (Education and Peace)
Key features of all Montessori programmes
A Prepared Adult
knowledgeable of the developmental stage of the children, young adults, and adults that they are interacting with.
A Prepared Environment
beautiful, ordered, and designed for multi-age groupings, containing activities that respond to the specific needs of the age group. The prepared environment encompasses both internal and external spaces