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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > schools > Montessori schools
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Montessori schools  

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  • Montessori schools are learning communities that adhere to the educational approach developed by Maria Montessori. Montessori is both a pedagogical method and an international movement for peaceful, child-centered schooling, with more than 5,000 schools in the United States and another 2,000 in 70 other countries around the globe. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology; Montessori Schools]

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