Name of Object:

Primary students at a village school in central Italy, which followed the teaching methods introduced by Maria Montessori

Location:

Città di Castello, Perugia, Italy

Holding Institution:

Archivio Tela Umbra

 About MIBACT | Archival Superintendency of Umbria, Città di Castello

Date of Object:

1910

Description:

When Italy became a nation state in 1861, the illiteracy rate in the country was 78 per cent. In 1901, it was still at 56 per cent. Illiteracy was particularly high in the countryside. In 1877, the “Coppino Law”, made elementary schools mandatory and free of charge.
Maria Montessori (1870-1952) was a medical doctor who developed innovative teaching methods for primary-school children. Her educational methods were first applied in the first decade of the 20th century. They met with great success and were applied in thousands of schools all over Europe and North America.

Type of Object

Photograph

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

Collezione tessile di Tela Umbra, Fondo fotografico

Citation of this web page:

Giulia Barrera "Primary students at a village school in central Italy, which followed the teaching methods introduced by Maria Montessori" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;44;en;en

Prepared by: Giulia Barrera
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT1 044