The Montessori method is an alternative, child-centric educational method. Montessori programs focus on the personal development of each individual child and encourage self-learning and discovery. The ...

Alejandro Gibes de Gac seemed to have little reason to seek new challenges. The nonprofit he founded, Springboard Collaborative, had received a $10 million unrestricted grant from MacKenzie Scott in ...

The Montessori approach to education teaches academic subjects, but also nurtures a child's emotional health and social skills Children in Montessori schools are encouraged to learn and experiment ...

Maria Montessori stood before a crowd of 60 underprivileged children, her students. It was January 6, 1907, and the 36-year-old educator was opening her first school: the Casa dei Bambini, or ...