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Production Process Maria Montessori ASSOCIATION MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALE AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) was found by Dr. Maria Montessori in 1929 and it is the most authoritative Montessori association. The organization whose present director is the grand daughter of Dr. Maria Montessori gives guide lines of Montessori education and production of Montessori teaching materials. Casa dei Bambini which are results from collaboration between Nienhuis Montessori, the traditional Montessori teaching material producer and Agaworld, consists of eco-friendly wooden teaching materials. The world becomes more globalized and uncertainty in economy and politics do not make ideal places for our children. Today s world requires someone with dynamic, creative and flexible minds rather than person with knowledge only. Montessori education is not about abstract concepts but it values experience through real materials using 5 senses. Montessori is proven educational system and that means children will less likely experience failure in this system. It can provide ideal educational place for children. Children can see, listen, and feel to develop their full potential and giving them chances of having fun learning experience will be the best presents parents can give to their children. Agaworld Montessori is made of imported ply wood of birch trees from Finland and spruces and produced in Korea. - The solid wood of Agaworld s Montessori teaching materials is certified by VTT (Technical Research Center of Finland), CE (mandatory conformity mark for products placed on the market in the European Economic Area (EEA)), and DNV (Det Norske Veritas) and it is considered as high quality and eco-friendly products. Montessori, Naturally We obtained certification of KC(Korea Certification Mark) to provide safe and enjoyable education. - Agaworld Montessori uses fine quality ply wood and contains no harmful substances. We passed Korea Environment Merchandise Testing Institute s 12 tests and got certification of Korea Conformity Laboratories. Education As a doctor and a pedagogist, Dr. Maria Montessori had done clinical research for a long time by studying children s growth and completed her educational methods. Developing teaching materials with children Contents, materials and shapes of Montessori teaching materials are influenced by field experiences. Scientific and balanced education Montessori methods are based on current theories of psychology and it provides balanced education.
Meeting of Montessori Special and unconscious Absorbing Power of childhood. The babyhood is the time when children can absorb the environment by self-motivated interests which is based on the unconscious absorbing power. The series of 'Casa dei Bambini MONTESSORI' help children to absorb the knowledge and new information. Children are the independent characters which have the free will - Children have the future imaginative model, and in order to accomplish his or her potential power they have to be considered and respected as one individual character. For the growth of the entire individual personality of a children the authority, limitation, and maturity have to be understood and respected by adults. Sensitive Period or Critical Period This is the important period when children can learn fast and easily than any other time of their life. Tools that can accelerate the development at this period are the specially designed and well made the educational instruments and text books. Providing individualized learning environment Each child has different the growth rate and potentials. This is why children have different ability compared to others. Providing the education environment which is designed to each individual is the important requisite of the most effective education.
TODDLER Wake up senses by absorbing power! Learning the world by senses By sensory activities like seeing, touching and feeling the program makes children to learn the mathematics, language, and culture, and they can also learn the basic role of social members by learning the order and system of the objects. The program provides the learning environment which is adequate to children s development. Children learn new knowledge by moving hands (not just by seeing and hearing), and that helps to children to develop the creative power.
Basic Elements Developmental skills of childhood which absorbs by censors. Masterpieces of Nienhuis Montessori Children learn by the feeling of fingers by touching natural materials. Materials such as wood, paper, and fabrics which Nienhuis Montessori uses help children to learn unconsciously. This is the reason why the Montessori education chose the world best, Nienhuis Montessori, which makes the high qualified educational instruments. Colors which catch the attention of children Nienhuis Montessori chose the color very carefully by many research and experiments. Colors which attract children s attention make children to easily concentrate and learn.
Basic Draw infinite potential of the infant! Daily Life Category While moving their body, infants can contact the outside world. Through the relation with surrounding thing, they can learn their role in the circumstance. As composed of the things that they can experience in the actual life, this can raise the sense of independence. Sensory Category This is the category for developing senses of sight, touch, audio, smell and taste. It can develop feeling expressing, judging, thinking and intellectual ability. Mathematical Category Understanding the concept of abstract mathematics via sensory experience, it can help to develop mathematical intuition which is the most important for solving problems. Linguistic Category Maria Montessori said Language is a creative action that effects to people through life since their birth. It raise the creativity to express what they imagine and offer self-confidence, independence and linguistic circumstance for understanding the order. Cultural Category During 3 years after birth, infants can be easily influenced by the circumstance. This helps infants to understand cultures of the world without prejudice and to express productive creativity with curiosity and inquiring minds.
Freedom Raise freedom and responsibility! Montessori Teacher watches development stages of infant This can keep the order to make infant to concentrate and present prepared circumstance. This can play a role as a mutual supplementary guardian. Watching the psychological reaction of infants, this make them arouse motivation and want to touch the teaching materials.
Intensification Help infants to do self-development by themselves! Provide infants prepared circumstances where they want to learn Before starting, arrange the surroundings and clean up the teaching materials. In the arranged circumstances, infants can focus, have a good feeling. And they also can want to feel, touch and learn by themselves. In the prepared circumstance, they can perform the Montessori Learning. With this, they can feel sense of self-accomplishment and grow up to confident & voluntary children.
Enhancement Help infants raise their learning ability! Sensorial Category Expand the simple figure concept and stimulate thinking ability through dealing with concepts like change of figure and equivalence. Mathematical Category Enhance mathematical ability of infant & pre-school student for logical and mathematical development. Linguistic Category Practice sentence structure and try to develop communication ability. Cultural Category Raise purposeful curiosity through developing basic understanding and knowledge on the natural world.
Combination Help infants to thinking broader and deeper! Intensified and Broadened Sensorial, Mathematical and Cultural category - With 10 teaching materials related to Sensorial, Mathematical and Cultural categories, infants can experience more plentiful senses, help logical-mathematical development. And they can also raise purposeful curiosity with the basic understanding and knowledge on the earth. Especially through the activity of the cultural category, infants have interest on the surroundings of themselves, understand worldwide cultures without prejudice. And with the diverse experiences, they can express curiosity and creativity.