The Montessori method is an alternative, child-centric educational method. Montessori programs focus on the personal development of each individual child and encourage self-learning and discovery. The ...

When most people hear "Montessori," they think of preschoolers learning independence through hands-on activities. But the same principles that transformed early childhood education over a century ago ...

The Montessori method, long associated with early childhood education, is being adapted to dementia care, focusing on dignity, respect, and purposeful activity for patients. Experts say the approach ...

When a successful businessman in Oregon, who asked to remain anonymous for privacy reasons, found he needed to move into a memory-care facility as his dementia progressed, his depression came with him ...

Andrea Vargas is the CEO of Apple Montessori Schools, which educates, enriches and inspires children to reach their fullest potential. The principles Maria Montessori laid out to develop the ...

Parents have so many options for their kids these days, from charter schools to specialized institutions for math and sciences to alternate education methods like Montessori parenting. Montessori ...

It’s been more than 100 years since Dr. Maria Montessori first developed the Montessori method of education, which focuses on building children’s resourcefulness and natural abilities through ...

Montessori has become a parenting buzzword, one that attracts families to beautiful wooden toys that look lovely on the shelf. However, cultivating a Montessori home environment for your child is ...