The Montessori method was developed by Dr. Maria Montessori in the early 1900s. It’s a specific child-centered method of education that involves child-led activities (referred to as work) in the classroom with children of varying ages. Child-led, or self-paced, learning is what starts the lifetime love for learning. The Montessori Curriculum offers children five key areas of study: Practical Life, Sensorial, Mathematics, Language, and Cultural Studies.