Dr. Maria Montessori, physician, anthropologist, pedagogue, for over fifty years studied children of all racial, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Her intense scientific observation of the human being from birth to maturity allowed her to distill a complex of philosophical, psychological and pedagogical principles. These, together with a vast range of auto-didactic materials, came to be known as the Montessori Method of Education.

Maria Montessori perceived education as a continuous response to the vital exigencies of the total human being, adapted to each stage of development.

A.M.I Training Centres perpetuate her educational principles in many countries, on all continents. In Toronto, the Foundation for Montessori Education offers a Primary Course which grants the A.M.I. International Diploma, entitling its holder to educate children from three to six years of age. Please see the Admissions page for further information.