Evergreen Montessori School

Maria Montessori, Italys first woman physician and one of the great educators of the twentieth century, pioneered the work with children that we carry on today at The Evergreen Montessori School. She was born in Chiaravalle, Italy, in 1870. Her first association with children began in 1898 with the mentally deficient at the University Psychiatric Clinic in Rome. Through intense study, observations, and long days of working with these children, she discovered that their problems were more emotional than medical. So she designed special learning materials to meet their needs and trained teachers to present them in a special way. Montessoris success was proclaimed miraculous. Many of these children went on to pass state examinations that were written for typical children.

In 1904 she turned her attention to typical children. She opened her first school, Casa de Bambini (House of Children) on January 6, 1907 in the San Lorenzo slums of Rome. Word of this new education began to spread, and many more schools were opened in Italy and other countries.

In half a century, her work became known as the Montessori Method. In 1929 she founded the Association Montessori Internationale to continue her work. During the war years, it was regarded as a movement for world peace. Indeed, she saw the child as the most legiti mate hope for a new world. Honorary doctorates, recognition, and awards were bestowed on her from countries all over the world. By the time of her death in 1952, she had gained an international reputation as an educator and had been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times.

Montessori fervently believed that children have an inner force that gives them the power and drive to achieve their full potential. When children are given the proper measures of guidance and freedom, this inner force enables them to focus on what they need to knowand they learn with wonder, joy, and confidence.

A vital part of the Montessori approach is a carefully prepared environment that is beauti ful and orderly. It includes didactic materials designed to meet the needs of each child at her/his particular level of development. Through skilled observation, the adult is prepared to offer children the kind of instruction that will stimulate their interest and activity. The special relationship between the child and adult in a Montessori classroom is conveyed by these words of a young child: Help me to do it myself.

Child Ages:

1.5 years - 14 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

Tennessee Department of Human Services

Vouchers:

This provider accepts vouchers

Special Needs:

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Hours of Operation:

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM