Practical Life

One of the pillars of Montessori education is what's called "practical life" work. Practical life exercises are just that, they are exercises so the child can learn how to do living activities in a purposeful way.  Eva and her good friend Emily were working on some practical life skills and the teacher snapped a few candid shots. 

“Education is a natural process carried out by the child and is not acquired by listening to words but by experiences in the environment.”