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Maria Montessori - Paden Cook

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  • Birth Date

    Birth Date
    Maria Montessori was born on August 31, 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy to Renilde and Allesandro Montessori. She comes from a wealthy family.

  • Obtains Doctor of Medicine degree

    Obtains Doctor of Medicine degree
    In 1896, Maria Montessori became one of the first women to ever receive a Doctoral degree in Medicine from the University of Rome.

  • Appointed Director of the Orthophrenic School

    Appointed Director of the Orthophrenic School
    The Orthophrenic School was designed to train teachers of children with developmental disabilities. Maria Montessori experimented until she succeeded in fostering disabled children to receive the same results on exams as your typical school child.

  • Writes First Book: The Montessori Method

    Writes First Book: The Montessori Method
    Montessori's first book is based off of her observations of children from birth to childhood. Her method that she wrote about in this book is still being used all over the world.

  • First Montessori school opens in the United States

    First Montessori school opens in the United States
    In 1911 the first Montessori school opens in Tarrytown, New York. Anne George leads the school.

  • Runs the First International Training Course

    Runs the First International Training Course
    She offered this course in her apartment located in Rome. Students attended from multiple countries across the world, this was also the year Maria Montessori made her first trip to the United States.

  • Establishment of Montessori Schools

    Establishment of Montessori Schools
    In 1924, Maria Montessori meats with the Italian power Mussolini, which resulted in the establishment of Montessori schools by the Italian government.

  • First International Montessori Congress

    First International Montessori Congress
    In 1929 the First International Montessori Congress was held in Helsingor, Denmark. This was held to create understanding of Montessori education.

  • Montessori Centre Established in London

    Montessori Centre Established in London
    Maria and Mario (Maria's only son) Montessori opens the Montessori Centre in London. The Montessori Centres were designed to train teachers.

  • Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize

    Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
    Maria Montessori is first nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1949, then again in 1950 and 1951. During this year she also publishes her last piece of major work.

  • Date of Death

    Date of Death
    Maria Montessori died May 6, 1952 in Noordwijk ann Zee, Netherlands. She was 82 years old.