MORE INFORMATION ON DR. MONTESSORI AND THE MONTESSORI METHOD

A great deal of information is available about Maria Montessori, her educational philosophy and how it has been applied.

Some sources you may want to explore:

Both the American Montessori Society and the Association Montessori International offer many brochures, pamphlets and other literature:

American Montessori Society (AMS)
281 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
212-358-1250

Association Montessori International/USA (AMI)
410 Alexander Street
Rochester, NY 14607-1028
585-461-5920

Websites:

AMI: www.montessori-ami.org
NAMTA: www.montessori-nmta.org (N. American Montessori Teachers Association)
AMS: www.amshq.org

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Dr. Maria Montessori wrote a number of books, including the following:

The Absorbent Mind

Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook

Education for a New World

The Montessori Method

The Secret of Childhood

To Educate the Human Potential

There are also many books written by others about the Montessori method. The following is just a sampling:

Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-Fives, by David Gettelman

The Essential Montessori, by Elizabeth Hainstock

Montessori Today, by Paula Polk Lillard

The Pink What?, by Deede Stephenson

Montessori Links
Maria Montessori - Blue Hill Montessori - Canton, Massachusetts