More than just an educational system or method, Montessori is a philosophy based on the learning of children within a social environment that develops their individual capacities.

Doctor María Montessori believed that no human being could be educated by another. Every individual had to do things for him/herself, since it is the only true way of learning.

A well educated individual will forever continue learning, even after the hours spent in a classroom, because he is internally motivated by curiosity and an authentic love for education and knowledge.

María Montessori therefore believed that the main goal to children¹s education should not be filling their mind with previously selected academic facts, but cultivating and inspiring their personal desire to learn.

In Home Two-Montessori there are two ways of lightening the children¹s longing to learn:

1. Enabling the child to experience the joy of learning by him/herself without being obliged.
2. Helping him/her to perfect his natural aptitudes for learning, thus allowing these abilities to be present at their highest level in future learning situations.
3. The entirety of our didactic material was designed by María Montessori and other great educators, and is indispensable in our classes. Our material not only contributes to the immediate learning of children, but also stimulates abilities that will accompany them on the long run.

María Montessori based her writings on scientific observations from children¹s behavior.

Being the first woman to ever graduate from medicine in the University of Rome, she started giving medical attention to children with special disabilities.
In 1907 she opened a special home to care for children with low economic resources in San Lorenzo, Rome. She called it ³The House of Children,² and based her program on her personal observations that children learn better in an environment that resembles their own home and that is filled with materials that portray appropriate experiences. She henceforth created an environment where children were self-motivated to become independent and do things on their own.

1. Children are different from adults and must be respected as unique individuals.
2. Children accomplish self-development by participating in activities with specific purposes.
3. The most important and influential period of life is the first age: the years between birth and six years of age.
4. Children posses a great sensibility and mental power to absorb what is provided by the environment.

Children can achieve high levels of concentration and have an innate respect and love for order. They prefer to choose certain activities and treat them as if they were serious tasks, not games.

In the Home-Two Montessori classroom, children operate under the principle of: ³liberty within a prepared environment.² They must respect this medium and the persons found inside of it. The individual working rhythm of each child and the materials that they choose to work with must be respected at the same time. The guide observes and determines which new activities must be presented individually or to a reduced group of children.

Children may get involved in our institutions once they are a year and four months old, or as soon as they can feel comfortable in an educational environment. The child will begin with simple activities that he/she enjoys.

Any material that children use will contribute to develop their concentration and working habits, which will be needed to carry out more advanced exercises later on.

In Home Two- Montessori we prepare children for life, and not only for school. Our boys and girls achieve elevated concentration levels and develop a high self esteem. We prepare them to confront different situations and search for solutions on their own, with a great respect for others and the environment that surrounds them.