On This Day

On this day, 31 August 1915, 45th Birthday

Maria Montessori celebrated more than 80 birthdays, but surely one of the best birthday gifts must have been a speech from a student on her 45th birthday, which happened on the closing day of a training course. "I have gained a deeper respect for the child than ever before. I must also express someth...
On This Day, 21 July 1925
On This Day, 21 July 1925
On this day in 1925, Mario M. Montessori received his Montessori diploma in London — a milestone that was physical “proof” of his lifelong dedication to the Mon...
AMI Staff | 21 July 2025
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On This Day, 6 January 1907, Trailblazing
On This Day, 6 January 1907, Trailblazing
The Italian physician and educator opened her first school in Rome on this day in 1907. In the article by Sonja Anderson from Smithsonian Magazine, she looks at...
AMI Staff | 6 January 2025
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