UAE Montessori

Connect - Inspire - Support

From Birth to Aged Care

This is our Story

The UAE Montessori Association/Montessori Social Responsibility is a non-profit association. It has been established to connect Montessori communities throughout the United Arab Emirates and act as a unifying body to promote and protect the true essence of Dr. Montessori’s work, supporting Montessori Education and Care in The United Arab Emirates from Birth to Aged Care.

Our Mission

UAE Montessori Association is the national voice to disseminate information and knowledge on Montessori pedagogy and preserve the integrity of Dr. Montessori’s life’s work, to enhance the lives and well – being of the community; infants, children, youth, parents, nannies/carers, and seniors, living with Dementia in the UAE.

The aim of the Association is to champion the Montessori movement throughout the 7 Arab Emirates of the UAE under the guidance of Association Montessori International:

  • To liaise with government departments to have Montessori recognised as an education beyond the early years.
  • To coordinate training, share resources and connect with other Montessori Nurseries/Settings and to raise the standards and the quality of Montessori environments in the UAE.
  • To provide support to parents and take a major role in supporting, educating, and training key care providers of children in Emirati families.
  • To bring awareness and the possibility of change in the care and provisions for those living with Dementia and to their families.

Dr. Maria Montessori

“The Child is both hope and promise for mankind.” Education and Peace

The Father of the Nation
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nayan

“A country’s greatest investment lies in building generations of educated and knowledgeable youth.”

Maria Montessori

“The greatest gifts we can give our children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence" ​