Montessori education is a philosophy and a method developed by Dr. Maria Montessori in 1906 and practiced today in thousands of schools on six continents. Montessori education recognizes the unique potential in each child and awakens children's natural ability to learn and to teach themselves.  Maria Montessori's ultimate goal in education was to help children grow in independence, self-discipline, concentration, motivation, and sensitivity to things around them.  DONATE NOW.