Have you ever wondered what it would be like to visit one of Maria Montessoris own schools in Italy? What would it be like to meet Dr. Montessori yourself? How could you bring her ideas into American education or into the American home? In this classic reprint, Ellen Yale Stevens gives us the answers in a fascinating account of her first-hand observations! At the height of worldwide interest in Dr. Montessoris theories and practices, Ellen Yale Stevens, then a principal of the Brooklyn Heights Seminary in New York, made the journey to Rome to find out for herself. On the 100th anniversary of the opening of Dr. Montessoris first Casa de Bambini (Childrens House) in 1907, Ellen Yale Stevens work is republished to once again provide her unique perspective to students, parents, and teachers of the Montessori method.