LINKS TO MONTESSORI SITES

Please note:    A small selection only, of the most useful sites, is given.  More complete listings can be obtained through any search engine, or from the MoTeaCo site (see below).  Although the listed sites have all been checked, I obviously cannot be responsible for their upkeep or continuing content. Websites do change with alarming frequency!   If you do find any discrepancies please contact me.

Education for Peace:    This is one of the fundamental strands of the Montessori philosophy.  It is essential in our education of our future society.  The American Montessori Society's position paper is a good introduction.

  There is also a variety of relevant material on Montessori Connections (see below).

Montessori and Home Schooling:     A listing of resources (including a free online newsletter) for Montessori homeschoolers.

Montessori Foundation:    The Montessori Foundation exists to promote Montessori worldwide.   Its site contains a number of valuable articles, and summaries of Montessori values and practices. Click on 'resources' on their website.  Amongst the best are:

     An account of the basic learning theory which underlies the Montessori Method

     An article on the place of children in the home and in the parent's life.

Montessori Index:     This site has been set up, by a non-profit making organisation, to promote the Montessori approach.  It contains a variety of material, including:

     More details on the Montessori teaching methods

Montessori Connections:    A guide to Montessori online resources.

Montessori Teacher's Collective:    They describe themselves as "A proudly non-commercial, distinctly unaffiliated, grass-roots organization with community on its collective mind and devoted to one intent: "To Promote the Health & Good Humor of Montessorians Everywhere." - the site contains a wide variety of material - pick & mix!

The site also includes a list of Montessori links which they describe as the most comprehensive in the world.

International Accreditation:    The MACTE (Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education) site contains details of all accredited courses, the essential standards they must meet, and information on the Council's activities.