"Any child who is self-sufficient, who can tie his shoes, dress or undress himself, reflects in his joy and sense of achievement the image of human dignity, which is derived from a sense of independence"
Maria Montessori

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"The first essential for the child's development is concentration. The child who concentrates is
immensely happy." Maria Montessori

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"We have intimate communications with nature which have an influence, even a material influence, on the growth of the body." Maria Montessori

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"The child can only develop by means of experience in his environment." Maria Montessori

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"He learns everything without knowing he is learning it, and in doing so he passes little by little from the unconscious to the conscious, treading always in the paths of joy and love." Maria Montessori

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