Congress
History
The International Montessori Congress is a large-scale educational congress that takes place every four years. Not only is each Congress hosted in a different country, we also change continents, to enable as many people as possible to enjoy the inspiration these congresses bring.
The goal of the Congress is to raise worldwide awareness and understanding of Montessori education, as well as to provide a platform for Montessori professionals to connect with one another.
The Congress will demonstrate that Montessori is an educational approach guided by the natural laws of human development, which enables all human beings to become agents of positive social change, which in the long term can lead to a more harmonious and peaceful world.
International Montessori Congresses
Edition | Year | Country | City | Theme |
1st | 1929 | Denmark | Helsingör | Part of the Fifth International Conference of the New Education Fellowship |
2nd | 1931 | France | Nice | Part of the Sixth International Conference of the New Education Fellowship |
3rd | 1933 | The Netherlands | Amsterdam | The Spiritual Re-birth of Man |
4th | 1934 | Italy | Rome | Deviation and Normalisation |
5th | 1936 | UK | Oxford | The Child’s Place in Society |
6th | 1937 | Denmark | Copenhagen | Educate for Peace |
7th | 1938 | Scotland | Edinburgh | Four Levels of Education |
8th | 1949 | Italy | San Remo | Man’s Formation in World Reconstruction |
9th | 1951 | UK | London | Education as an Aid to the Natural Development of the Child from Birth to University |
10th | 1953 | France | Paris | How to Help the Child Adapt to Our Times? |
11th | 1957 | Italy | Rome | Maria Montessori and the Contemporary Pedagogical Thought |
12th | 1960 | Germany | Bad Godesberg | Mathematics in the Life of the Child in a Changing World |
13th | 1964 | The Netherlands | Amsterdam | Education for a Peaceful World Community |
14th | 1970 | U.S.A. | Washington | Centennial Celebration of Maria Montessori’s Birth |
15th | 1970 | Canada | Toronto | Centennial Celebration of Maria Montessori’s Birth |
16th | 1970 | France | Paris | Centennial Celebration of Maria Montessori’s Birth |
17th | 1972 | Italy | Palo Alto | Cosmic Education |
18th | 1977 | Germany | Munich | The Montessori Method and the Handicapped Child |
19th | 1979 | The Netherlands | Amsterdam | Help the Child to Shape Man’s Future |
20th | 1985 | Pakistan | Karachi | The Contribution of Montessori Education to the Future of Mankind |
21st | 1991 | Japan | Nara | Human Education Toward a New World |
22nd | 1997 | Sweden | Uppsala | The Child and Communication |
23rd | 1999 | Mexico | Cancun | Maria Montessori Explicit and Implicit in the 20th Century |
24th | 2001 | France | Paris | Education as an Aid to Life |
25th | 2005 | Australia | Sydney | Champion the Cause of All Children |
26th | 2009 | India | Chennai | Sãdhanã: Reflective Practice, Spontaneous Living |
27th | 2013 | U.S.A. | Portland | Montessori: Guided by Nature |
28th | 2017 | Czech Republic | Prague | Pathway to Peace: Montessori Education for Social Change |