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First Children house founded by Dr. Maria Montessori in Rome -
Dr. Montessori's first in-person appearance to a packed Carnegie Hall in New York -
by the 1920s, the Montessori pedagogy was dismissed in America. It was not till 1953 when a young Nancy McCormick Rambusch attended the tenth Montessori Conference and met Mario Montessori. -
While already trained in Montessori Pedagogy, Nancy moved to Connecticut where she found other parents that were looking for a better education alternative. -
Named after Whitby Shire in England, Nancy Rambusch founded Whitby school to revive the Montessori education in a dedicated physical school -
in 1959, Nancy is chosen by Mario Montessori to represent the Association of Montessori International in the USA.
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Just six months after being chosen to represent AMI, Nancy founded the American Montessori Society
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Time magazine did a special coverage of Nancy, her school, and the society she founded. This is the cover of the magazine where it was published. -
Nancy's book got published in 1962 with the title, "Learning How to Learn" -
Through seminars, publications such as the constructive Triangle, and teachings--including to catholic nuns, Nancy Rambusch continued to develop the network of the Montessori Society which ultimately inspired many more to follow her steps and learn about Maria Montessori and her pedagogy