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2 September 2020
Premiered in Chiaravalle, birthplace of Maria Montessori, on 31 August 2020, as part of the 150th anniversary of her birth celebrations, the W Maria Montessori documentary aired the same evening on SkyArte in prime time...

2 September 2020
On the 150th birthday of Maria Montessori, Katrin Worrmann from Nienhuis Montessori is interviewed by News4Teachers on why her pedagogy is still so important today. [German Text Interview]

1 September 2020
The President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, issued the following statement on the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maria Montessori. “Maria Montessori nasceva centocinquanta anni fa, a Chiaravalle. La sua umanità, i suoi...

1 September 2020
Maria Montessori challenged and changed how kids are taught, and remains influential today. In this article from THE CONVERSATION, they observe "one hundred and fifty years after Maria Montessori’s birth, tens of...