Europe

Immediate Needs:

1. Monetary donations of any size to help cover operating costs.
2. International volunteers to help assist in the classroom.
3. Assorted new and used Montessori materials in good condition.

A Primary classroom called “Casa Montessori” was opened in Bucharest, Sector 4, in September 2000, by the “Copiii Lumii – Bal Jagat Children’s World Foundation”, a Romanian non profit organization.

The Foundation opened “Casa Montessori” in an orphanage where individualized education addressing each child’s potential was much needed. The initial target group was children from the orphanage “Sfantul Vasile”. The program proved to be very successful.

After 2005 the orphanage closed and became the Community Service Center “Sfantul Vasile”. It now consists of a Day Care Center and a Rehabilitation Center for physically and mentally disabled children. “Casa Montessori” continues to function in this Center and now also includes underprivileged children from the community.

Immediate Needs:

1. Monetary donations of any size to help cover operating costs.
2. International volunteers to help assist in the classroom.
3. Assorted new and used Montessori materials in good condition.

Volunteer Support: Yes

The Montessori Esplugues Association was created in October 2017 by a group of families in search of a more respectful and holistic education and three Montessori guides certified by the AMI. The aim of the association is to create, organize and manage a small Montessori school for children from 2 to 6 years old. This is the first school in Spain managed through a non-profit association, where the goal is to welcome all families regardless of economic status, ethnicity, or religion.

In Spain in the last 10 years the Montessori schools have grown for almost the whole peninsula, however, they are schools with very high costs for families, which only a few can access. However, Maria Montessori opened many schools in Barcelona during the 20s and 30s, now there are only two or three very expensive private projects left. Our goal is to recover the Montessori legacy and be accessible to the vast majority of families.

Our mission is to offer the Montessori philosophy for all those who seek an education for peace, quality and respectful with the development of children. Therefore, we look for grants, donations from different public and private organizations. So far, the team of Montessori guides together with the families are what make the space possible, but we would like to get help to be able to continue with the project and make it accessible to everyone.