The Growing Tree Montessori Preschool, Red Deer, AB

Maria Montessori was the first female doctor in Italy. She spent much of her life learning about the education of children and observing the different ways in which children absorb information. It is through all of this gathered information that she created the Montessori Method.



The Montessori Method is a method of educating young children at their own pace by means of their own initiative and natural abilities. The children learn through activities that involve exploration, manipulations, order, repetition, abstraction, and communication. The teacher is to encourage the children to use their senses to explore and manipulate materials in their immediate environment.