Eaton Fire letter from AMI USA

It is with great sadness and sorrow that we share with you that our Altadena School was lost today, January 8, 2025 in the Eaton Canyon Fire. The Church and School buildings are a total loss. Meher Montessori School started in 1972 at our Altadena location so it is with heavy hearts that we share this news. Hopefully we can offer some of our Altadena families some comfort by having them join us in our Monterey Park community. We do know that some of our families have lost their homes. Keep them and our staff in your thoughts and prayers.

A letter from AMI USA was received today addressed to the “Victims of the Wildfires in the State of California”.

Click Eaton Fire to read the AMI USA letter.

Click the image below to see a compilation of Meher Montessori Altadena footage.

Celebrations, events and activities

Halloween 2024 celebrations with parent intro

Primary students attend a marionette performance in 2024

2024 Holiday performance

2024 Ceramics creation primary activity

Early childhood education

The Montessori Method evolved from decades of careful, scientific observation of children by the great physician and educator, Dr. Maria Montessori. Her focus on the individual child, the peaceful unfolding of self, and the prepared classroom environment offer opportunity for renewal in the appreciation of family life. It is a view of the child as one who is naturally eager for knowledge and capable of initiating learning in a supportive, thoughtfully prepared learning environment. It is an approach that values the human spirit and the development of the whole child—physical, social, emotional, cognitive.

Maria Montessori: Follow the child

Maria Montessori: Follow the Child

This exclusive 1976 PBS biography of Dr. Maria Montessori and her Method of Education is narrated by Jane Alexander, two-time Emmy and Tony Award winner. This unique film includes interviews with Maria Montessori’s son, Mario Montessori. Listen as he talks about the origins of her Method and its importance. The other featured interview in this biography is Mr. A.M. Jootsen, who was one of Maria Montessori’s earliest teacher trainers and ardent believer in her Method. Mr. Jootsen also played a major role in popularizing the Montessori Method of Education, especially in India.

Lastly, interviewed is Sanford Jones, who was a teacher, trainer in both AMI Elementary and AMI Primary, Director of 4 schools and was also former Executive Director of Association Montessori Internationale-USA and was the founding president of the North American Montessori Teachers’ Association (NAMTA) There are little nuggets of AMI information throughout this film, please watch this exclusive PBS biography only here on the Meher Montessori website.