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In Chiaravalle, Italy -
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She was determined to become a doctor despite her parents wishes to teach.
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First female physician in Italy -
Audits pedagogy classes at University of Rome. Also volunteered in the psychiatric department. This work initiated a deep interest in the needs of children with learning disabilities.
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This was a new training institute for special education teachers. Maria approached the task scientifically, carefully observing and experimenting to learn which teaching methods worked best. Many of the children made unexpected gains, and the program was proclaimed a success.
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Studied educational philosophy and anthropology at the University of Rome.
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Incorporated observations of elementary students into her lectures. Formed the basis for her book Pedagogical Anthropology.
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Montessori was asked to open a school for the "unruly" children in the San Lorenzo district. She came to realize that children who were placed in an environment where activities were designed to support their natural development had the power to educate themselves. This school attracted visitors from all over the world who could not believe the results of this teaching method and its popularity began to grow. -
Montessori gave the lecture to only about 100 students. Her notes from this period provided the material for her first book published that same year. It was soon translated into 20 languages.
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Resigns her teaching post at the University of Rome and gives up her private medical practice to concentrate entirely on education.
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Held international training courses in Rome
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Begins traveling internationally to lecture and hold trainings.
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Fled the Spanish Civil War to England and then Amsterdam
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Founded the association with her son Mario. It was headquartered in Berlin until 1936, then Amsterdam.
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The Nazis systematically destroy the Montessori movement in Germany, closing all Montessori schools. The fascist system in Italy closed all schools the following year.
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Travels to India with her son Mario to begin a 3 month training course. They were both detained at the start of World War II and couldn't leave the country until it ended in 1946. In India, Montessori began the development of her approach to support the 6-12 child through 'Cosmic Education'.
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Montessori establishments begin to reopen after being shut down due to the war.
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Also nominated in 1950 and 1951
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Montessori died in Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands. She continued to travel and lecture up until 1951, and gave her last training in Austria. -