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Montessori

[ mon-tuh-sawr-ee, -sohr-ee; Italian mawn-tes-saw-ree ]

noun

  1. Ma·ri·a [m, uh, -, ree, -, uh, mah-, ree, -ah], 1870–1952, Italian educator.


Montessori

/ montesˈsɔːri; ˌmɒntɪˈsɔːrɪ /

noun

  1. MontessoriMaria18701952FItalianEDUCATION: reformer Maria (maˈriːa). 1870–1952, Italian educational reformer, who evolved the Montessori method of teaching children
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Example Sentences

Parents have a wide range of options to choose from when it comes to preschool, from faith-based programs at temples and churches to Montessori and nature schools.

The list of virtues on the wall, the way the light poured into the canteen, the communal spaces laid out according to Montessori principles.

Let’s face the hypocrisy of a Black Lives Matter sign posted in our front yard, right next to our kids’ Montessori private school.

Children played outdoors and attended Southern California’s only Montessori schools.

Instead, she plans to keep her daughter at her current in-home Montessori preschool.

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