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What is Montessori?
Maria Montessori is an Italian preschool educator and the founder of Montessori education law.

Her educational method comes from her observation of children's spontaneous learning behavior in the process of working with children. It advocates that schools should design their own environment for children, and puts forward the concepts of mental absorption and sensitive period. The characteristic of Montessori's education law is that she attaches great importance to early childhood education. She has been engaged in educational experiments and research for more than half a century.

Her teaching methods range from intellectual training, sensory training to sports training, from respecting freedom to building will, from civilian education to aristocratic education, which has provided several generations of excellent talent base for the sustainable development of western industrialized society. The history of western education claims that she is the greatest educator of scientific progress who won the recognition of Europe and the world in the 20th century.

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On 20 15 165438, China Education Association issued the Accreditation Standard of Montessori Preschool Education Institutions in China in Qingdao on 7 10 to standardize the development of Montessori education in China. The China Education Association signed a cooperation agreement with the Montessori Association of the United States, and with the full support of nine senior education experts of the association, formulated the Accreditation Standard of Montessori Preschool Education Institutions in China.

Yang Nianlu, secretary-general of China Education Association, introduced that the certification standards include nine aspects: mission and vision, management, leadership and continuous improvement, Montessori preschool education and learning, children's evaluation and Montessori academic performance, personnel, facilities and resources, and finance.

Formulating the Montessori China standard and certification system with China characteristics will play a positive and practical role in promoting Montessori education in China. Richard, CEO of American Montessori Association, said that the cooperation between China Education Association and American Montessori Association aims to localize high-quality Montessori education in China and provide it to as many children in China as possible.

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People's Daily Online-China Education Association promulgated Montessori pre-school education institution certification standards.