Five benefits of Montessori education

Parents ask us whether Montessori works. Researchers have studied it for decades, and they keep finding the five benefits below. Our parents tend to notice them within a few months.

1. Independence

Montessori children learn to do things for themselves from the start, like pouring their own water and tidying their own space. With each small job, they rely on themselves a little more.

2. Concentration

Researchers at the University of Virginia found that Montessori children score higher on executive function: the ability to focus, plan and control impulses. Your child practises all three in long, uninterrupted work periods.

3. Social skills

In mixed-age rooms, younger children learn by watching older ones, and older children firm up what they know by teaching it. Both groups practise patience and cooperation.

4. A love of learning

Children who pick their own activity care more about it. Montessori children tend to stay curious because they can explore whatever catches their interest.

5. School readiness

Researchers writing in Frontiers in Psychology found Montessori children ahead of their peers in reading and maths by age five. At school your child will also need to sit still, listen and cope with frustration, and they practise those skills with us each day.

We see the change in our Edgware rooms, where shy children grow into confident, independent learners within months.