The beauty of the Montessori Method is that it embraces children in their early development while they are naturally and unconsciously absorbing information from their environment.

During the first few years of life and especially from the age of 0-3, the child has a special sensitivity to language and acquires it almost magically – observing mouth movements, differentiating sounds, participating through babbling, and then moving forward with single words, and constructing simple sentences.

Preschoolers aged 3-6 also have sensitive periods. In addition to language, these also deal with order, movement, and refinement of sensory perception. During this time the child absorbs information like a sponge absorbs water. Introducing fruitful information during these sensitive periods, enables the child to learn and retain a significant amount of knowledge.

“On the other hand, when the sensitive period has disappeared, intellectual victories are reported through reasoning processes, voluntary efforts, and the toil of research.”

Montessori, Maria. The Secret of Childhood, First Ballantine Books Edition,

New York, USA, 1972, - page 40

Dr. Montessori defined intelligence as “the ability to make the right response at the right time”. The child under six has not had sufficient life experiences to form ideas. Our responsibility, as Directresses and adults, is to offer the child a limitless number of fruitful experiences to develop their intelligence.

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