The first aim of the prepared environment is, as far as it is possible, to render the growing child independent of the adult.

The principal agent is the object itself and not the instruction given by the teacher. It is the child who uses the objects; it is the child who is active, and not the teacher.

The child's conquest of independence begins with his first introduction to life. While he is developing, he perfects himself and overcomes every obstacle that he finds in his path. A vital force is active within him, and this guides his efforts towards their goal. It is a force called the 'horme', by Sir Percy Nunn.

Great tact and delicacy is necessary for the care of the mind of a child from three to six years, and an adult can have very little of it.

Order is not goodness; but perhaps it is the indispensable road to arrive at it.

These words reveal the child’s inner needs; ‘Help me to do it alone’.

An education capable of saving humanity is no small undertaking; it involves the spiritual development of man, the enhancement of his value as an individual, and the preparation of young people to understand the times in which they live.