Page File Naming Conventions The AMI Montessori Archives observes the following conventions for file naming. Use a consistent file naming convention. Document the file naming convention. File names must be unique. File names should be short but descriptive (less than 25 characters) (Briney, 2...
News AMI Talks - A Dignity-Centred Approach: Montessori Principles for Dementia and Ageing On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, Anne Kelly and Julia Ballesteros presented our AMI Talk on A Dignity-Centred Approach: Montessori Principles for Dementia and Ageing.
Page Montessori Great Ideas Montessori’s work is filled with profound ideas that continue to resonate across generations. This section brings together her core insights — ideas that have shaped not only Montessori education, but global conversations on childhood, peace, and human potenti...
Page Home The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) was founded by Maria Montessori in 1929 in order to continue her work and ensure the Montessori approach remained relevant for future generations. To this end, the AMI Montessori Archives has been established to ...
Glossary Work and Study In the Montessori environment designed for adolescents ages 12 to 18, “Work and Study” refers to the balance of purposeful, hands-on work that serves the needs of the community and provides practical experiences that facilitate the development of essential lif...
Glossary Work Work is activity involving mental or physical effort to achieve a result. Montessori believed human’s instinct to work was their most outstanding trait and that all work was noble, thus Montessori children learn to value and appreciate all workers. She stated ...
Glossary Will The ability to will, or choose to do something with conscious intent, develops gradually during the first phase of life and is strengthened through practice. The Montessori environment offers many opportunities for the child to choose. Willpower, or self-contr...
Glossary Uninterrupted Work Cycle The uninterrupted work cycle is central to the Montessori approach. In the prepared environment, this protected period of time allows the child/adolescent to choose work and engage deeply in purposeful activity. As they work at their own pace, following their ...
Glossary Three Period Lesson The Three-Period Lesson is a technique used to introduce and consolidate vocabulary and concepts through a structured process of association, recognition, and recall. Adapted by Maria Montessori from the work of Édouard Séguin, it involves linking a sensory pe...
Glossary Supernature Supernature is the term Montessori uses to describe the nature man creates by his work on transforming his environment, taking all that exists in nature and changing it, often to a higher plane. (Boehnlein, Montessori, Maria)
