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Montessori

Montessori

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A school where children choose activities and learn by doing
  • noun
  • /mɒnˈtɛsəri/
: escuela Montessori
  • And as Maria Montessori says of the Montessori school system says, what the hand does, the mind remembers.

They're kind of a Montessori like private school.

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Examples

  • And let me just say this Penelope, her whole life has gone to private schools, Montessori and private schools.

  • I know that through what my daughter tells me about Montessori children, class and the parents.

  • I know that through what my daughter tells me about Montessori children, class and the parents.

  • This came to the forefront in part when we tried a Montessori school of all things in, in Spain.

  • They're kind of a Montessori like private school.

  • So Pete Buttigieg's husband works at a private Montessori school in Indiana.

  • He was in this Montessori school where the mix of ages, but the oldest was about first grade age.

  • And not just your kids school, but the school Uptown in Harlem, not just downtown Montessori on the West Side.

  • Nondrug interventions included neurodevelopmental sequenced activities, Montessori activities, or activities matched to personality, functional or arousal level, or self-identity roles.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Many parents choose a Montessori school for its unique approach to education, which emphasizes hands-on learning.

Surface Forms

Montessori singular
Montessoris plural

Etymology

A Montessori is a school named after Maria Montessori, the Italian teacher who created a new way to teach children. Her schools let children choose activities and work with special materials, so a 'Montessori' focuses on 'self-directed' and 'hands-on' learning.