Maria Montessori: A Pioneer in Education

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Bedtime History

Education, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 10 August 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Join us as we explore the fascinating life of Maria Montessori, the amazing woman who transformed the way children learn. Discover how her unique approach made learning exciting and fun by encouraging kids to explore, play, and discover the world around them. We'll dive into the Montessori Method, understand why it's so special, and see how it's still used in schools today to help kids everywhere become confident and curious learners!🍎 First month of Outschool for $1: https://outschool.com/bedtime 💵 Get a free month of Acorns Early: ⁠⁠acornsearly.com/bedtimehistory⁠ 📖 We published our first book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Explorer Society: World's Fair Conspiracy⁠⁠⁠ 🎉 Check out our new show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bedtime Safari⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! 📢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate via Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a shout-out! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📺⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠500+ YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Videos⁠

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0:00.0	Recently, my daughter came to me asking to learn more about fashion design.
0:04.0	They don't offer a course like this at her school, but a friend told me about a really cool option called OutSchool.
0:09.0	So we enrolled her into intro to fashion design, and she had a great time meeting online each week with her live instructor and classmates,
0:16.0	completing projects, and learning more about a subject she was very passionate about.
0:20.0	OutSchool is a completely different way to learn, one that's built around your child, not
0:24.5	someone else's framework.
0:26.1	They offer over 100,000 live, small group classes on everything from course subjects to
0:31.5	really niche unique topics.
0:34.1	Learning is project-based and interactive, so your kids get to build real-world skills they'll carry with them into the future.
0:39.3	OutSchool is a great option for families who do non-traditional schooling or who just want to supplement their kids' education with unique topics in an online but live classroom setting.
0:49.3	If you want to try outschool, you can get your family's first month for only $1 for a limited time when you use my link.
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0:58.9	We loved OutSchool and highly recommend it.
1:01.5	This new membership exclusive discount is only available when you go through our link and use Code Bedtime. time. Imagine a classroom where students move freely, exploring shelves full of hands-on materials.
1:25.0	Some are counting beads, others are tracing letters with their fingers, and a few
1:29.1	are working together on a puzzle map. There's no loud bell, no rows of desks, and no teacher
1:34.7	standing at the front talking non-stop. Instead, there's calm focus, quiet curiosity, and joyful
1:42.2	learning. This is not your traditional school. It's a Montessori classroom.
1:47.3	And it's just one example of how education can look very different from what most of us are used to.
1:53.0	Today's episode is brought to you by OutSchool, where kids can take small group classes online on topics they love,
1:59.7	from crafts to math to Minecraft.
2:02.6	If you're interested in creative, non-traditional learning, outschool is a great place to start.
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