![]() ![]() ![]() Freedom develops within clear limits, and this allows children to work in harmony with others in the small society they belong to within the environment. The prepared environment offers the child opportunities to engage in interesting and freely chosen work, which brings out long periods of concentration that should not be interrupted. This promotes socialization, respect and solidarity among them naturally. The Montessori environment integrates children of mixed ages that are grouped in periods for 3 years. The Montessori Method is characterized by providing a prepared environment: tidy, pleasing in appearance, simple and real, where each element exists for a reason in order to help in the development of the child. Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori (Aug– May 6, 1952) was an Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy. There are sensitive periods which indicate when the child is ready to learn. ![]()
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