A Montessori school is a school that practices the pedagogy of Maria Montessori. For over 100 years, the Montessori method has successfully contributed to the education of children all over the world and the method is still being used daily: her legacy can be found in thousands of Montessori schools in more than 148 countries across the globe. Confirmation that the Montessori method is future proof and ready for the coming century.

The Montessori method has been extensively described and has influenced many people working in education. This book is a collection of personal perspectives, providing an insight into the ways in which Montessori has helped to shape how practitioners, school leaders and researchers perceive the purpose, core practices and outcomes of Montessori education.

After the foreword by Adele Diamond, 19 international experts write about their own vision of the Montessori method. The aim of Perspectives on Montessori is to highlight and celebrate the success and uniqueness of the Montessori method to inspire and enrich readers with respect to the ways in which the Montessori method is envisioned and implemented. The book also challenges you, our reader, to reflect on your own perspective on Montessori.

Perspectives on Montessori consists of the contributions of the following authors:

Marisa Canova - Cofounder and Director of the Training Center at Fundación Argentina María Montessori, Argentina

Connie Carballo - Cofounder and Executive director of Fundación Argentina María Montessori, Argentina

Astrid Steverlynck – Leader of Special Projects at Fundación Argentina María Montessori, Argentina

Adele Diamond - Canada Research Chair Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Canada

Chang Lei - Director of Xiamen XinMeng Montessori Kindergarten, China

Rukmini Ramachandran - Director of Navadisha Montessori School and the Managing Trustee of the Indian Montessori Foundation, India

Jaap de Brouwer – Researcher and Montessori trainer at Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands

Els Mattijssen - Montessori trainer and researcher at Vivid Onderwijs, the Netherlands

Patrick Sins – Professor Alternative Education at Thomas More University of Applied Sciences and Professor Learning at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands

Mirjam Stefels – Montessori trainer at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands

Symen van der Zee – Professor Alternative Education at Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands

Jan Gaffney - Mentor, coach and consultant for Montessori education, school principal and past president of Montessori Aotearoa New Zealand, New Zealand

Carla Foster – Director of Elementary Montessori training for the University of South-eastern, Norway

Nina Helen Johansen – Executive director of Montessori Norway, Norway

Beata Bednarczuk – Associate Professor in the Institute of Pedagogy at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland

André Shearer – Chairman of the Indaba Foundation, South-Africa

Hsien-Wei Lee - Teacher at Harvard Montessori Educational Institution, Taiwan

Barbara Isaacs – President of Montessori Europe, United Kingdom

Angeline S. Lillard - Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, United States

Ginni Sacket – Montessori trainer for the Association Montessori Internationale, United States

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