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Dr. Preciosa S. Soliven
Founder, O.B. Montessori Center
As her predeccessor discovered the Montessori method and propagated it in much of the world, Dr. Preciosa S. Soliven carried on her work by pioneering it in the Philippines.
Upon recognizing the transforming value of a Montessori education while utilizing it in small kindergarten classrooms, a door was opened to her in 1964 for an intense study of the system in Perugia, Italy. Dr. Soliven immediately returned to the Philippines after her training and opened the first Children’s House in 1966 at the Syquia Mansions in Malate, Manila.
With the support of Oscar Arellano, director of Operation Brotherhood International (OBI), the little school was the beginning of what is today the O.B. Montessori Center (OBMC).
Dr. Soliven returned to Italy in 1969 but this time to Bergamo for the first International Montessori Elementary School Training. After completing the 10-month course, she proceeded to London to specialize in Montessori Language Arts in English.
Upon her return to the Philippines a year later, Dr. Soliven established the Grade School of OBMC.
With its name now a buzz word among the well-heeled in Manila society, Dr. Soliven took to television to make the nation more aware of the Montessori principles. From 1970 to 1973, she was the producer, scriptwriter, and host of “Montessori for the Home” and “Montessori for Everyone” aired in Channel 2 by ABS-CBN.
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