BEVERLY - As the city gears up for its New Year's festivities, local Montessori leaders are looking forward to another jubilee - the centenary celebration of the founding of the Montessori movement.

On Jan. 6, 1907, Dr. Maria Montessori opened the first Montessori school in San Lorenzo, Italy, where she pioneered a method of education that focuses on child individuality and peer-learning.Read this article in full with a
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