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Maria Montessori

By princess1John

  • Birth

    Birth
    Montessori was born in the province of Ancona in Italy. Her parents were Alessandro Montessori and Renilde Stoppani.

  • Secondary School

    Secondary School
    Montessori began attending Regia Scuola Tecnica Michelangelo Buonarroti, a secondary technical school, at the age of 13.

  • Graduation

    Graduation
    Montessori graduation from the University of Rome with a Doctor of Medicine degree, one of the first women in Italy to gain this degree.

  • Psychiatric Clinic

    Psychiatric Clinic
    After graduating, Montessori worked in the University's psychiatric clinic. During those years she visited many asylums where she was able to observe children with mental disabilities. She also studied the works of Jean Marc Gaspard Itard and Édouard Séguin, which would greatly inspire her later work.

  • Son's Birth

    Son's Birth
    Montessori's son, Mario Montessori, was born. Montessori had a love affair with Giuseppe Montesano, but opted not to get married for fear that she would be unable to continue her studies. Mario was raised in a foster family who lived in the countryside.

  • Casa dei Bambini Opens

    Casa dei Bambini Opens
    Montessori was asked to oversee a school at a low-income housing complex in the San Lorenzo district of Rome. It was called the Casa dei Bambini, meaning Children's House.

  • First Book

    First Book
    Montessori published her first book, "Il Metodo della Pedagogia Scientifica applicato all’educazione infantile nelle Case dei Bambini" (shortened in English to "The Montessori Method") based on her work at the Casa dei Bambini.

  • Trip to the United States

    Trip to the United States
    Montessori had a three week lecture tour in the United States. At the time there were more than 100 Montessori schools in the country. She wrote a diary about her experiences during the trip.

  • Trip to United States with Mario

    Trip to United States with Mario
    Montessori took her son, Mario, with her on her second trip to America. He would eventually play a huge role in the development of the Montessori Method, especially the establishment of the elementary program.

  • Meets Mussolini

    Meets Mussolini
    Montessori met with Mussolini. He offered his official support of the Montessori method of education.

  • AMI founded

    AMI founded
    Montessori and her son, Mario, founded the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) during the first International Montessori Conference. The first headquarters were in Berlin.

  • Peace Education

    Peace Education
    Montessori spoke on the subject of Peace and Education at the Second International Montessori Conference. Her talk of peace caused her to be placed under surveillance by the Italian government.

  • Move to the Netherlands

    Move to the Netherlands
    Due to various political tensions throughout Europe, Montessori eventually moved the AMI quarters Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where it remains to this day.

  • Trapped in India

    Trapped in India
    Italy entered the war on the side of Germany, at the time Montessori was in India giving a lecture tour. Mario was interned for 2 months, but was released due to the Viceroy's respect for Montessori for her 70th birthday.

  • Return to Europe

    Return to Europe
    After the war ended, Montessori and her son, Mario, returned to Europe.

  • Nobel Prize Nomination

    Nobel Prize Nomination
    Montessori received four nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1949. (Maria Jervolino also nominated her in 1950 & 1951).

  • Death

    Death
    Montessori died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Noordwijk aan Zee, the Netherlands