Constitution of the Southern African Montessori Association

Preamble Whereas we are gathered together as Montessori educationists working in the Southern African context; We are united in our common respect for and commitment to the educational philosophies and methods originated by Maria Montessori; We understand that there are in Southern Africa, as in other parts of the world, differing interpretations of and emphases in Montessori education; However, we regard these differences as sources of strength and constructive debate in our efforts to adapt and grow the Montessori method in the context of the developmental and educational realities of our different countries and our region as a whole; Our Montessori community is one that values its diversity of cultural contexts, community sites and pedagogical styles, and so seeks to resist narrow dogmas about and sectarian interpretations of Montessori; Now therefore we constitute the Southern African Montessori Association and adopt this Constitution to guide its activities in the future.

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