NAMTA Journal 20/3 02 Maria Montessori and the "Glass House"

In The NAMTA Journal, Volume 20, Number 3, 1995, Summer

Section: Part I – Montessori in America, San Francisco, 1915

Pages: 7-13

Discusses the creation of Maria Montessori's glass-house "Casa dei Bambini" preschool at the San Francisco Panama-Pacific International Exhibition in 1915, which brought the Montessori method of child-centered, individualized, early-childhood education to national attention. Also highlights Montessori's career in Europe and the United States and her contributions to education.

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Bonsteel, Alan

Publisher: North American Montessori Teachers' Association

Type of Resource: Article

Language: English

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