Summer vacation for school children around the country will soon be upon us, a time when we look forward to the excitement that summer brings. It is also a good time to reflect on the importance of our educational instutions, and today we will do that with a brief look at the Montessori school system.
The UConn Archives holds the records of the American Montessori Society, founded in 1960 by Nancy McCormick Rambusch and has succeeded in reviving the Montessori method in the United States and gaining recognition for it as a valid educational system. The society has become the foremost resource in America for Montessori education and teacher training. Check out more information at https://lib.uconn.edu/location/asc/collections/amsrecords/