1. Montessori in America: A Century of Reform on the Margins Jackie Cossentino Williamsburg Montessori/University of Maryland Keith Whitescarver The College of William & Mary

5. The Problem of Translation

6. The school in Tarrytown

8. Maria Montessori’s Death

9. Mario & Dr. Montessori, 1951

10. First meeting between Nancy McCormick Rambusch and Mario Montessori In 1953, Nancy Rambusch met Mario Montessori at a Montessori conference in Paris and discussed the possibility of starting a Montessori type school in the United States. Mario famously replied: Madame, there is no such thing as a Montessori type school; there is only a Montessori school. Nancy McCormick Rambusch, “The American Montessori Experience,” American Montessori Society Bulletin , vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 1-27. The quote is from p. 8.

11. Nancy McCormick Rambusch Jubilee (1959)

12. Whitby School

13. “ Americanizing” Montessori

15. Montessori receives national attention NYT 5/16/65

20. Worldwide Montessori Diffusion