In the Atrium, this same pedagogy or manner of teaching takes place through the sensorial materials created by Maria Montessori, Sofia Cavalletti, and Gianna Gobbi. Thus, the materials of the Atrium provide a concrete way to approach the most essential truths of our faith. We are body and soul, and often the mind and spirit are fed through the senses. Thomas Aquinas, building on Aristotle, states, "Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses." While this is true for us all, it is particularly the case with children. Here are a few materials which are "in process" and were captured as a child stepped away from his/her work.
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