Life in the open air, in the sunshine, and a diet high in nutritional content coming from the produce of neighbouring fields improve the physical...
When we think about mixed ages, we must make sure we aren't starving children intellectually or physically ... we should not have a supermarket, but...
We had seen that nature prepares indirectly the embryo; she issues no orders until the organs have been prepared for obedience. Character can be built...
I therefore began by having school equipment made proportionate to the size of the children that satisfied the need they had of moving about...
The importance of the work does not bother children, they are satisfied when they have done as much as they can and see that they are not excluded...
... the environment is fundamental, it must facilitate the expansion of the being in process of development by a reduction of obstacles to a minimum...
How does he achieve this independence? He does it by means of a continuous activity. How does he become free? By means of constant effort. ...we know...
The first aim of the prepared environment is, as far as it is possible, to render the growing child independent of the adult.
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