South Suburban Montessori School

<body> <p align="justify">Montessori is a philosophy with the fundamental tenet that a child learns best within a social environment which supports each individual's unique development. Dr. Maria Montessori, the creator of what is called "The Montessori Method of Education," based this new method on her scientific observations of young children's behavior. As the first woman physician to graduate from the University of Rome, Dr. Montessori became involved with education as a doctor treating children labeled as retarded. In 1907 she was invited to open a child care center for the children of desperately poor families in the San Lorenzo slums of Rome. Her new center, named "The Children's House," was based on her observations that young children learn best in a home-like setting, filled with developmentally appropriate materials that provide experiences contributing to the growth of self-motivated, independent learners.</p> <p>This site uses frames and your browser doesn't support them.<br> Download a frames capable browser <a href= "http://mozilla.org/">here</a> and come back to visit us!</p> </body>