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ABOUT US |
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The word education must not be understood in the sense of teaching but of assisting the psychological development of the child.
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 ABOUT US
History
The Montessori Institute of San Diego (M.I.S.D.) Children's House was started in 2003, and has been growing ever since. We provide a model prepared environment for the Assistants to Infancy and Primary Teacher Training Programs of the Montessori Institute of San Diego Teacher Training Center. The children's house classrooms respond not only to the task of informing parents and students about the importance of human development starting from conception to six years of age, but also provide a demonstration of the Montessori Method in its truest form.
Philosophy
The MISD Children's House adheres to the philosophy and theory created by Maria Montessori through her observations and experimentations with children from all backgrounds. She created a method and scientifically designed educational tools that respond to the specific stages of development universal to all children.
Using this method we are able to provide a safe and stimulating environment which, through discovery and exploration, allows children to develop lifetime social, physical, emotional, and spiritual attitudes that lay a solid foundation for a socially responsible adulthood. The end result of such an education is an independent, self-confident, child with a love of learning.
Maria Montessori
Born in Chiaravalle in the Province of Ancona in 1870, Maria Montessori was the first woman to practice medicine in Italy, having graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Rome in 1896. As a physician, Dr. Montessori was in touch with young children and became profoundly interested in their development. Through careful and exhaustive scrutiny, she realized that children construct their own personalities as they interact with their environment. She also observed the manner in which they learned as they spontaneously chose and worked with the auto didactic materials she provided.
Her approach to education stemmed from a solid grounding in biology, psychiatry and anthropology. She studied children of all races and cultures in many countries around the world, soon seeing the universality of the laws of human development played out before her. She continued her observations throughout her life, widening and deepening her understanding until her death in 1952. She was nominated 3 times for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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