Montessori Creativity Space: Making a Space for Creativity

Abstract

We describe the creation of the “Montessori creativity space,” the maker space of the “Secondo Istituto Comprensivo” primary and middle school of Francavilla Fontana, Italy. The space was inspired by the concept of Malaguzzi’s atelier as a learning environment for students, teachers, local associations and artisans. In it, the imagination and action come together to ensure cross-disciplinary learning around robotics, educational electronics, logic, computational thinking, and digital and hand-built artifacts.