This Lyceum is a legendary platform where Montessori principles of education for adolescents first got tested. Here in the 1930s, a group of enthusiasts began to put into practice the ideas that had just been expressed by Maria Montessori herself in her letters and lectures. With their practical work, the founders of the Lyceum inspired Dr. Montessori for further development of methodological principles of education for adolescents.

For many years, this unique school has been a real laboratory for developing the international Montessori standard for adolescent education. In addition to an outstanding team of visionaries, led by David Kahn, the school has impressive financial resources. The school managed to create a fully autonomous community of adolescents, which attracts students from different countries. There are graduates from Russia.

This school was started in 2010 and is located on a farm. Here students from Sweden and other countries live, work and study. They regularly sell their produce at the market, run a hotel for visitors of the training center, and are responsible for funding the school. This school is one of the few sites in the world where AMI Montessori Orientation to Adolescent Studies is offered. Here in the summer of 2019, our adolescent program guide Svetlana Makeeva got her training.

This Montessori school, created 15 years ago, follows the so-called "urban compromise" model. In addition to the Montessori program, students successfully master the state educational standard. The school receives financial aid from the state according to German law, cooperates with universities and participates in the development of immersion programs for the study of foreign languages. Some of the graduates of this school continue their education at universities, some master applied professions, their is a medical doctor among graduates.

In this amazing school, located in Houston, TX, the conditions for the development of personality from birth to 18 years of age are created. The school has a team of more than 100 highly qualified specialists committed to the ideas of Maria Montessori, and the AMI standard is in place for for all age groups. A full-cycle adolescentprogram is implemented here (from 12 to 18 years).

The first adolescent program in the UK was opened in 2017: just two years ago! The head of our Center for Work and Study, Svetlana Makeeva, has already managed to visit this school. Located in the University of Sussex vicinity, the school is based at an ancient woodland. Students aged 12 to 16 years grow and sell certified organic produce. With the help of qualified adults, they serve their building and surrounding areas. Also in their management is a commercial kitchen for 70 people.

A stunning example of a teenage farm-organized program in accordance with Erdkinder principles described by Maria Montessori. In this Austrian school, students are engaged in agriculture, grow fruit and raise animals.

At this school, located in one of the oldest university towns in the United States, teens study according to the 7th and 8th grades curriculum. Mentors from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other experts from the real economy work with them. Over the 50 years of its work, CMS graduated 2,000 children who continue their education at leading American universities.

"Not an Average Adolescent School" is a motto you see when logging onto the website of this Canadian school. Here, students are encouraged to make discoveries about themselves through education, which gives them the strength to prove themselves in this world.

This is an independent micro-school for students in grades 6, 7 and 8. Here, teenagers organized their own bike workshop and earn money from the repair and sale of bicycles and accessories. Students also run a coffee shop, which serves residents of the nearby area.

An article in The Guardian about the opening of the first adolescent program in the UK. Our adolescent guide Svetlana Makeeva has observed at this school.

Video about the Adolescent Community at Strata Montessori in Canada.

The video talks about the problems in the existing traditional education system.

Montessori philosophy and practical ideas regarding adolescents.

A description of the concept of adolescent Montessori education on the website of the North American Montessori Teachers Association.