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The Montessori community does not have any central authority. AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) is the body that Maria Montessori founded in 1929, and of which she remained founder president until her death in 1952. Her son Mario Montessori was general director of AMI until his death in 1982.
A 2006 study found that Montessori education, when implemented faithfully, fostered social and academic skills that were equal to or superior to those seen in other types of schools. [53] A study in 2007 in Milwaukee Public Schools found that students who had attended Montessori from ages 3 to 11 outperformed their high school classmates in ...
Rambusch founded the Whitby School in Greenwich, Connecticut, and served as its first headmistress from 1958 to 1962. [3] The establishment of the Whitby School sparked a large-scale revival of Montessori education in the United States. [4] Rambusch founded the American Montessori Society (AMS) in 1960, headquartering the society at the school.
In 1927, Mussolini established a Montessori teacher training college, and by 1929 the Italian government supported a wide range of Montessori institutions. [68] From 1930 on, Montessori and the Italian government came into conflict over financial support and ideological issues, especially after Montessori's lectures on Peace and Education. [69]
Rambusch went on to found the American Montessori Society in September 1960. In 1973, on the 75th birthday of Mario Montessori, the Mario Montessori 75 Fund (MM75 Fund), was established as a non-profit foundation in his honour with the purpose of assisting the funding of professional training in Montessori education. [8]
Fortune magazine reported Musk’s Ad Astra school can begin teaching students 3 to 9 years old with a STEM-based curriculum. Elon Musk to open a private school in Texas town where SpaceX, Tesla ...
A new Montessori school is opening outside of Austin, backed by Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO cofounded the school, which will open on a 40-acre property in Bastrop, Texas, that used to be a horse ranch.
A responsibility laid upon Mr. Montessori's shoulders was the delicate task of safeguarding the integrity of the Montessori movement, in the many countries where it is active, by recognizing under the aegis of the Association Montessori Internationale only such "Montessori" schools and training courses as faithfully interpret, both in spirit ...