Learning Through Nature: The Montessori Philosophy

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Learning Through Nature: The Montessori Philosophy

Children working together on a large puzzle map of the continents in a Montessori geography lesson.

Nature provides one of the biggest driving forces of curiosity and exploration while offering rich sensorial experiences for children.  For this reason, nature has always been an integral part of the Montessori learning process. Montessori education draws a deep connection between nature and childhood development.  Children come to appreciate nature and all that it has to…

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What Are the Five Great Lessons?

“Let us give the child a vision of the whole universe…for all things are part of the universe, and are connected with each other to form one whole unity.” – Maria Montessori, To Educate the Human Potential Maria Montessori strongly emphasized the importance of Cosmic Education for the elementary age child. She began with the…

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What Is Cosmic Education?

You may hear the term “Cosmic Education” when discussing the Elementary curriculum at MAV. But what is Cosmic Education, and how is it valuable to the child’s experience? Cosmic Education is an educational approach founded by the Italian physician-educator Maria Montessori in the first half of the 20th century and developed in detail by her…

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