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“Past and Present of the Montessori Education System” Conference held

The conference titled "Past and Present of the Montessori Education System" was held under the moderation of Lect. Buse Kerigan, Department of Child Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU). The conference, in which Lect. Selçuk Aydın Bülbül, President of the International Montessori Schools Education Association, was the speaker, was held online.

“IT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN BY DOING AND EXPERIENCED”

Selçuk Aydın Bülbül said that the researches on early childhood programs and their practices contributed to the emergence of different models in pre-school education. It is child-centered, giving importance to the prepared environment that makes the child independent in his own environment, providing the child with learning opportunities by doing and experiencing, giving importance to family participation, providing individual education and giving importance to cultural elements.
The importance of learning by doing was emphasized at the conference, in which Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Asst. Prof. A. Yüksel Barut, Head of Child Development Department Asst. Prof. Nurten Elkin and Prof. Dr. Nefise Semra Erkan attended.

Created Date: :   Friday, January 7, 2022