A child in his earliest years, when he is only two or a little more, is capable of tremendous achievements simply through his unconscious power of absorption, though he is himself still immobile. After the age of three he is able to acquire a great number of concepts through his own efforts in exploring his surroundings. In this period he lays hold of things through his own activity and assimilates them into his mind.

To assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely.

We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.

The child builds his inmost self out of the deeply held impressions he receives.

The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind.

The hand is the prehensile organ of the mind.

To give a child liberty is not to abandon him to himself.