Maria Montessori By mirinyi Aug 31, 1870 Maria Montessori born in Chiaravalle, Italy Jan 1, 1890 Enrolled in the Univerity of Rome Period: Jan 1, 1893 to Jan 1, 1896 Attended Medical School (Univ of Rome) Jan 1, 1896 Began studying Itard and Seguin Period: Jan 1, 1896 to Jan 1, 1901 Worked with mentally retarded children Jan 1, 1897 Italy's first female doctor Jan 1, 1897 Started taking courses in pedagogy Jan 1, 1901 Co-director of Orthophrenic school Jan 1, 1902 Began taking philosophy/psychology courses Jan 1, 1907 Developed sandpaper lettes & moveable alphabet Jan 6, 1907 Opened first Casa dei Bambini Jan 1, 1909 Offered her 1st Teacher Training course Jan 1, 1910 Published "Pedagogic Anthropology" Jan 1, 1911 Gave up medical practice Jan 1, 1913 1st International Training course held in Rome Jan 1, 1913 Published "The Montessori Method" Jan 1, 1914 Published "Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook" Jan 1, 1917 Published "The Advanced Montessori Method" Jan 1, 1929 Est. Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) w/ Mario Jan 1, 1932 Started Speaking on Peace Education Jan 1, 1934 Persecuted by Mussolini and left Italy Jan 1, 1936 Develped Knobless Cylinders and Botany nomenclature Jan 1, 1938 Invited to India Jan 1, 1939 Interred in India until 1946 Jan 1, 1942 Developed idea of Cosmic Education Jan 1, 1942 Published "Education for a New World" Jan 1, 1942 Published "To Educate the Human Potential" May 6, 1952 Montessori died at age 81 in Noordwijk aan Zee, the Netherlands
