Some Highlights in The Life of Dr Maria Montessori

1897 Became the first woman to receive her doctorate in medicine, University of Rome.
1896 Director of the Orthophrenic Institue, Rome.
1904 Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Rome.
1907 Opening og the first Casa dei Bambini in San Lorenzo.
1909 Publication of "The Montessori Method".
1910 Opening at the first Montessori school in the United States.
1913 Model Montessori classroom set upin London. Montessori's first trip to the United States. First Montessori school established in Spain.
1914 Publication of "dr Montessori's Own Handbook". Second International Montessori Congress, Rome. Opening of first Casa dei Bambini, Holland.
1915 Third International Training Course, San Francisco. Second trip to the United States.
1916 Publication ot "The Advance Montessori Method".
1919 First International Training Course, London.
1920 Lectures at the University of Amsterdam.
1926 Speaker at League of Nations, Geneve. Lectures in Berlin, Formation of Montessori Sciety, India.
1927 Montessori Society of Argentine. Establishment of Training School, Rome. Travels to England.
1928 First International Congress, Denmark. Founding of Associations Montessori International (A.M.I).
1929 Formation of A.M.I. branch, England.
1932 Second international Montessori Congress, Nice. Publication of “Peace in Education”.
1933 International course, Barcelona.
1934 Montessori Congress, Ireland. Formation of Montessori Society, Ireland.
1935 The Montessori method was forbidden in German.
1936 Publication of “The Child in the Family” and “The Secret of Childhood”. Amsterdam became A.M.I. Headquarters Fifth Montessori Congress.
1937 Sixth International Montessori Congress, Copenhagen.
1938 Seventh International Montessori Congress, Edinburgh.
1939 Montessori went to India to establish a training centre in India.
1945 First All-India Montessori Congress, Jaipur.
1946 Returns to Holland from India. Courses in London and Scotland. Publication of “Education for a New World”.
1947 Reestablishment of Opera Montessori, Italy. Celebration of 40th anniversary of Casa dei Bambini. Establishment of Montessori Centre, London. Return to India.
1948 Publication of “Discovery of Child”, “To Educate the Human Potential”, and “What You Should Know About Your Child”.
1949 Receives Cross of the Legion of Honour, France. Eighth International Congress, San Remo. In Pakistan to find a Montessori Association. Publication of “The Absorbent Mind”.
1950 Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. Delegate to UNESCO Conference, Florence Publication of "The Formation of Man".
1951 Ninth International Montessori Congress, London.
1952 Maria Montessori dies,May 6th, 1952 of a Cerebral hemorrhage. Print this page...