Nienhuis 2015-2016 Catalogue

Books

Child Education Maria Montessori. This slim volume is a collection of Dr. Montessori’s series of talks on All India Radio, during her sojourn in India. The book encompasses the quintessential Montessori philosophy, and is an invaluable handbook for those who wish for an introduction to her ideas. • Kalakshetra: 60 pp, soft cover Item Number: 548400 The 1913 Rome Lectures Maria Montessori. Maria Montessori organized the 1913 training course in Rome in response to many requests, from all over the world, but particularly the United States. It is the first course that was especially devised to provide international students to benefit from a bilingual curriculum. Whilst Montessori obviously delivered her lectures in Italian, simultaneous English translation was offered by two students: Zoe Bateman, who went on to become secretary of the Montessori Educational Association (USA) founded by parents impressed by Montessori’s work Miss George had started, and Emily Greenman, who was one of the first to express interest in taking a course with Dr. Montessori, if she were to offer that in the English language. The lectures on this 1913 course testify to Maria Montessori’s passion as a thinker on human development. They show the depth of her background as a doctor of medicine, anthropologist, philosopher and pedagogue giving an enthralling insight into how she was influenced by her time, where she adopted new and traditional ideas as an inspiration and how she explored new directions. • 276 pp, soft cover Item Number: 547800 Psychogeometry Maria Montessori. “Psychogeometry” demonstrates the originality and brilliance of Maria Montessori’s own mathematical talents. This, combined with her deep understanding of the psychological workings of the child’s mind, enabled her to offer an approach to mathematics that is irresistible and fascinating. Based on her Italian manuscript and the 1934 Spanish edition.

Hard Cover • 233 pp, 2011 edition Soft Cover • 233 pp, 2011 edition

Item Number: 547500

Item Number: 547600

The 1946 London Lectures Maria Montessori. The 1946 London course was the first course given in Europe by Maria Montessori after she and her son Mario returned from seven years of exile in India. This course was to have significant pedagogical consequences, since “The 1946 London Lectures” became the foundation of AMI’s 3-6 courses. • 242 pp, soft cover, 2012 edition Item Number: 547700

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