The Objectives of a Montessori Education

These are some of the main objectives of a Montessori education:

  • Independence
    Children, with guidance, choose their own project, work independently or in small groups, and return the materials when completed.
  • Confidence and Competence
    Successes are far more numerous than failures. Children learn to correct their own work.
  • Intrinsic Motivation
    Children learn to pursue learning for the pure pleasure of it, rather than for short-term, arbitrary goals.
  • Respect
    Children learn to embrace rules and regulations that reflect a sense of respect for others and authority.
  • Academic Readiness
    Children learn how to learn.
  • Citizenship
    Children acquire the qualities to become “citizens of the world” and through civic virtue come to understand and cherish the world they live in.