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Benefits of the Montessori Method
Numerous benefits
of the Montessori educational method.
The benefits of the Montessori educational method are numerous including the development of independence, sense of empathy, and a lifelong love of learning. The ultimate goal of the Montessori method is to nurture each child’s early educational journey towards becoming competent, self-disciplined, well-adjusted and happy individuals.
- Montessori encourages individualism and self-directed learning to create a greater sense of self confidence in the child and willingness to explore his environment.
- Children learn the importance and are encouraged to respect others, classroom materials and their environment.
- A mixed-age setting cultivates a sense of community as there are no awards or competition within the classroom.
- Older children take pride in working with younger children to finish activities without adult assistance, if necessary.
- A “prepared environment” provides order for children to work and enjoy freedom within the limits of the classroom to grow in a positive, supportive way.
- Working in a Montessori classroom allows the child to gain these traits: concentration, order, coordination and independence.
- Learning is a “hands-on” and activity based approach that emphasizes concrete learning with self-correcting materials.
- Compared to various other forms of traditional education, Montessori graduates often score higher than their public and private school peers in all aspects of testing including: language (reading and comprehension), mathematics, meaningful social interactions with peers, stronger understanding of complex subject matter and overall respect for their environmental surroundings.
- The Montessori method is meant to help children with all different types of academic abilities.



