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The voices of teachers, students, and families are at the heart of the MARIAN project. As the project develops, we will collect and share their experiences to show how Montessori principles, creative technologies, and STEAM are transforming the way mathematics is taught and learned in multicultural schools. Soon, this page will feature reflections, stories, and feedback from classrooms across Europef — highlighting the impact of MARIAN on inclusion, learning, and engagement.

Paula Lopez Serentill

Paula Lopez Serentill is University lecturer at University of Girona (Facultat d’Educació). This video was recorded during the MARIAN Training of Trainers held in Girona (Spain), which brought together educators from across Europe. During the training, participants explored the MARIAN approach, combining Montessori principles and creative technologies to make mathematics more inclusive, engaging and meaningful […]

Eduard Muntaner Perich

Eduard Muntaner Perich is a Designer of learning experiences at University of Girona and Project technician at UdiGitalEdu. This video was recorded during the MARIAN Training of Trainers held in Girona (Spain), which brought together educators from across Europe. During the training, participants explored the MARIAN approach, combining Montessori principles and creative technologies to make […]

Sarah Kennedy Berge

Sarah Kennedy Berge is the Director of European Montessori College (former Waterpark Montessori International College). This video was recorded during the MARIAN Training of Trainers held in Girona (Spain), which brought together educators from across Europe. During the training, participants explored the MARIAN approach, combining Montessori principles and creative technologies to make mathematics more inclusive, […]

3 Teachers from Greece on implementation

Teacher Efi Theodorakopoulou experimented the activity Surface area of a sphere – an experience with oranges with to second-grade students of the Anavryta model high school, in the presence of university students, from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Applied Mathematics. The teaching approach followed an inquiry-based, experiential, and collaborative methodology, aiming […]

Marco Ghergo on the implementation of “The architecture of trees”

Teacher Marco Ghergo implemented the activityThe architecture of trees in the primary school Plesso di Villa Strada (part of Istituto Comprensivo Coldigioco-Mestica) in Cingoli (MC). “The most interesting aspect was noticing the enthusiasm of the boys and girls when the activity allowed them to create direct connections with other subjects: talking about the architecture of […]

Carles Gómez López and Bibiana Núñez Martin

Carles Gómez López Mathematics is a Secondary School Teacher at INS Vallvera, and Bibiana Núñez Martin is an ICT Teacher and Primary School Teacher at Escola El Gegant del Rec. This video was recorded during the MARIAN Training of Trainers held in Girona (Spain), which brought together educators from across Europe. During the training, participants […]

Pîrvu Delia Mihaela

Pîrvu Delia Mihaela is an English Teacher at Liceul Tehnologic Constantin Ianculescu in Carcea, Romania. This video was recorded during the MARIAN Training of Trainers held in Girona (Spain), which brought together educators from across Europe. During the training, participants explored the MARIAN approach, combining Montessori principles and creative technologies to make mathematics more inclusive, […]

Gabriella Mandracchia and Vincenza Cossentino

Gabriella Mandracchia is aLower Secondary School Teacher at IC Via IV Novembre in Cornaredo Italy – while Vincenza Cossentino is Montessori Primary School Teacher at IC Foligno 2, Italy. This video was recorded during the MARIAN Training of Trainers held in Girona (Spain), which brought together educators from across Europe. During the training, participants explored […]

Alexandra Valta

Alexandra Valta is a Mathematics teacher, 1st Gymnasium Lykovrisi (High School) in Athens, Greece. This video was recorded during the MARIAN Training of Trainers held in Girona (Spain), which brought together educators from across Europe. During the training, participants explored the MARIAN approach, combining Montessori principles and creative technologies to make mathematics more inclusive, engaging […]

Viktoriya Radeva

Viktoriya Radeva is a Primary school teacher at “Panayot Volov” School in Shumen, Bulgaria. This video was recorded during the MARIAN Training of Trainers held in Girona (Spain), which brought together educators from across Europe. During the training, participants explored the MARIAN approach, combining Montessori principles and creative technologies to make mathematics more inclusive, engaging […]

Bogdan Andrei Stancu

Bogdan Andrei Stancu is a Primary School Teacher in Romania. This video was recorded during the MARIAN Training of Trainers held in Girona (Spain), which brought together educators from across Europe. During the training, participants explored the MARIAN approach, combining Montessori principles and creative technologies to make mathematics more inclusive, engaging and meaningful in multicultural […]

Feedbacks from Gymnasium of Gerakas (Greece)

Students of the 1st Gymnasium of Gerakas experienced the activities Degrees of Angles in Polygons (Triangle 180°) and Surface area of a sphere – an experience with oranges. Here are some of their feedbacks: “It was easier to understand because we could see it.” “This activity helped me understand the formula in a simple and […]

Feedback from Romanian students

Constantin Ianculescu SchoolPrimary / Secondary Level I liked it the most when we measured objects because we worked in a team and learned to measure in a fun and interactive way. I was able to learn while having fun with friends. In today’s lesson, I was surprised by the interactive games. It was much different […]

Students from primary school of Coldigioco-Mestica (Cingoli – Italy)

Student of primary school in Plesso di Villa Strada (part of Istituto Comprensivo Coldigioco-Mestica) in Cingoli (MC) worked with teacher Marco Ghergo i the activity The architecture of trees “I liked the project that teacher Marco did with us because he taught us that there is mathematics in everything, and afterwards, thanks to the teacher, […]