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Erdkinder

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Erdkinder is the pedagogical model Maria Montessori developed for the education of adolescents, typically defined as ages twelve to eighteen. It departs significantly from the classroom based Children's House model used for younger children, instead calling for a rural, land based environment in which students engage in agricultural work and economic self sufficiency.

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Adolescence's central developmental task is the valorization of the personality, building self-worth through real social contribution and economic responsibility, which Montessori held is best cultivated on a working farm school with a residential hostel and a student-run store rather than in a conventional classroom. 1
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  • Lead section, third paragraph
    the "valorization of the personality" (the development of self-worth through social contribution and responsibility) is the primary developmental task of adolescence
  • Developed By: Maria Montessori, Lead section, first sentence
    is the pedagogical model developed by Maria Montessori for the education of adolescents, typically defined as ages 12 to 18.
  • Associated With: Montessori Education, Lead section, first sentence
    The approach represents a significant departure from the classroom-based "Children's House" model, instead advocating for a rural, land-based environment where students engage in agricultural work and economic self-sufficiency.
  • Associated With: Montessori Method, Erdkinder, lead section
    Erdkinder (German for "Children of the Earth") is the pedagogical model developed by Maria Montessori for the education of adolescents, typically defined as ages 12 to 18.
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