When dealing with children there is greater need for observing than of probing

The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence.

Play is the work of the child.

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.

This is the treasure we need today - helping the child become independent of us and make his way by himself, receiving in return his gifts of hope and light.

A new education from birth onwards must be built up. Education must be reconstructed and based on the law of nature and not on the preconceived notions and prejudices of adult society.

Since it is through movement that the will realises itself, we should assist a child in his attempts to put his will into act.