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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