Creation Story of AMS

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    Dr. Maria Montessori

    Was invited to create a childcare center in San Lorenzo
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    Dr. Maria Montessori

    She opened a center called the Casa dei Bambini, Italian for "Children House"
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    Dr. Maria Montessori

    She opened a second Casa dei Bambini, also in San Lorenzov
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    Dr. Maria Montessori

    She opened a third Casa in Milan
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    Dr. Maria Montessori

    She published her first book, II Metodo della Pedagogia Scientifica applicato all'educazione infantile nelle Case dei Bambini
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    Montessori schools

    could be found throughout Western Europe
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    Montessori school

    First Montessori school opened in the United States
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    In the United States

    The first Montessori school opened in the home of a prominent figures
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    Dr. Maria Montessori

    Traveled to America
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    Traveled to U.S.

    She lectured to a crowd and showed "moving pictures" taken, and then a second lecture was arranged that was a sucess.
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    Montessori Education

    187 English- language articles and books had been written.
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    Returned to the US

    She demonstrated her method at the Panama- Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, and give an international training course
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    Invited speaker

    at the National Education Association in Oakland
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    Elementary Education

    Dr. Maria Montessori focused nearly half of her lectures on newly created elementary materials
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    US

    more than 100 Montessori schools were operating
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    Book Published

    Dr. Maria Montessori published L'autoeducazionne nelle Scuole Elementari, describing her thoughts on the education of children ages 7-11
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    stage of development

    Dr. Maria Montessori observed that students needed activities that help them to understand themselves, to find their place in the world, and to blossom into global citizens.
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    US

    Montessori education had almost completely faded away
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    Association Montessori Internationale

    Established to ensure that her philosophy and approach to education would be carried on as she intended
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    US

    Maria's son, encouraged her to bring Montessori back to the US
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    Rambush's efforts

    The American Montessori Society was born
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    Diary

    Maria Montessori Sails to America was published
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    Funding

    $1 billion for full scholarship Montessori inspired preschools for low income families