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Montessori methodPublished : 2 June, 2002 : BBC

Learning the Montessori way

In the early part of the 20th Century, an Italian doctor called Maria Montessori developed a new approach to teaching, where children took responsibility for their own learning.

In a Montessori classroom, children work largely on their own with special equipment designed to develop their sensory, numeric, language and practical skills.

By Katherine Sellgren
BBC News Online education staff


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