In Montessori elementary education (ages 6–12), the "Great Lessons" are bold, impressionistic stories told at the beginning of the year to spark a child's imagination and provide a "Big Picture" of the universe. Montessori - an Origin Story
The story begins with , one of Italy's first female physicians. In 1907, she opened the first Casa dei Bambini (Children's House) in a low-income district of Rome. MONTESSORI
: While observing a three-year-old girl repeatedly placing wooden cylinders into a block, Montessori noticed a state of "deep concentration" that transformed the child's behaviour. In Montessori elementary education (ages 6–12), the "Great