The child can only develop fully by means of experience in his environment. We call such experience 'work'.
Maria MontessoriBut if for the physical life it is necessary to have the child exposed to the vivifying forces of nature, it is also necessary for his psychical life to place the soul of the child in contact with creation.
Maria MontessoriA child is a discoverer. He is an amorphous, splendid being in search of his own proper form.
Maria Montessori