Montessori

American  

[mon-tuh-sawr-ee, -sohr-ee, mawn-tes-saw-ree] / ˌmɒn təˈsɔr i, -ˈsoʊr i, ˌmɔn tɛsˈsɔ ri /

noun

1. Maria 1870–1952, Italian educator.

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Montessori British  

/ montesˈsɔːri, ˌmɒntɪˈsɔːrɪ /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Montessori begins to imagine that he can hear, and even glimpse, other intruders in his house.

From The Wall Street Journal

His career paths are hunter, forager or watchtower guard, but he seems more like the product of a progressive Montessori school, even with his dad urging him to cackle at shredded deer intestines.

From Los Angeles Times

I think of being super young and going to a Black Montessori school in Westchester, off of Sepulveda and Manchester, and then living basically off of Western and Manchester.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From New York Times