The Montessori Classroom

The Maria Montessori Experimental Classroom
The Maria Montessori Experimental Classoom, engineered to allow for the unobtrusive observation of children at work, was designed by the Doctor of Chiaravalle herself and built in 1950 under her supervision. It is a tangible testament to her cultural, pedagogical and medical research, and it is unique in the world. The Switzerland-based eLand Foundation, through the endeavors of its founder and president Matteo Ferroni, has undertaken the philological reconstruction and the architectural restoration of the Classroom through interventions on the existing spaces, with an aim toward the respectful incorporation of new ones. The ultimate goal of these collaborative efforts between the eLand Foundation and the Distretto Montessori Perugia is that of hosting under the school’s roof a permanent museum space which will feature the historical archives of the association, its collection of historical memorabilia, and all of the documentation that the District is endeavoring to recover, through its research across both the public and private spheres.