When Dr Maria Montessori opened her first school in San Lorenzo, Italy in January 1907, little did she know that her beliefs in the inner abilities and goodness of each child would lead to an educational movement that has now spread to more than 150 countries across the world or that her approach to education would still be practised 100 years later.
In the UK Montessori is largely taught in small private nursery schools, with an ever-growing number catering for primary school-aged children.
However, the Montessori principles are open to everyone. Currently there are two state primary schools converting to Montessori, believing in its benefits for their pupils.
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