Spotlight completed
How can learner agency be placed at the forefront of every learning experience? How do child-driven approaches centre each student and their individual learning path, passions and interests? Through this Spotlight we will identify impactful and scalable innovations in the area of Child-Centred Learning.
This initiative is undertaken in partnership with Montessori Global Education.
Child-centred learning follows the interests and motivation of the child in determining the path of their education. In a child-centred approach, the adult takes responsibility for designing, curating and structuring the child’s learning environment in terms of the use of time, space and learning materials.
Centering the learner shifts the dynamic from instruction- or teacher-centred practices toward an appreciation of the learner’s ability to shape their own engagement with their immediate environment. This structure provides safe, healthy and reassuring limits within which the child is encouraged in the individual pursuit of their curiosity and passions. A child-centred approach to learning allows children to experience the intrinsic rewards and inherent joy of learning. To achieve this, the educator must make an intentional practice of observing and then following the child.
We looked for the development of innovative educational practices in child-centred learning and Montessori-inspired educational solutions. In our review of the innovations, we considered those that demonstrate fidelity to most of the five main principles of Montessori, as well as those intentionally working towards any that they are not currently demonstrating:
Montessori-inspired pedagogical features are focused on learning and teaching practices that champion the importance of an embedded commitment to the educators' pedagogical orientation.
Montessori Global Education is a global education organisation expanding access to Montessori to transform how we teach, learn and lead. We identify, support and spread Montessori-inspired educational solutions that will give a generation of children the skills to solve tomorrow’s problems.
Committed to nurturing children's natural curiosity, creativity, and love for learning, we are proud of our rich heritage in Montessori philosophy and methodology and offer a comprehensive portfolio of educator training, resources and consultancy services tailored to meet the needs of diverse learners and educational institutions globally.
Explore education innovations recognized by HundrED as well as innovations from shared by the education community across the world.
