Elementary Montessori Diploma

Course details

Course Details

Pre-requisites:

• AMI 3-6 Montessori Diploma or AMI FOUNDATION COURSE*
• Minimum age 18 years.
• Bachelor's degree preferred but not obligatory

Course Includes:

Two weeks of Observation and two consecutive weeks of Teaching Practice in AMI classes in each academic year.

Course Overview:

• Montessori philosophy and practices of education with particular emphasis on children aged 6 to 12 years.
• Mathematics (Arithmetic, Geometry and Algebra).
• Language, written and spoken, including age appropriate functional aspects of grammar.
• History and Prehistory
• Physical and Biological Sciences: understanding the origins and development of the universe and human relationship to this development
• Physical and Political Geography presentations designed to foster an appreciation for the interdependencies of the Earth and life upon it.
• Supervised practice sessions with Montessori materials.
• Supervised observation and Teaching Practice in AMI classes.
• Preparation of Albums containing illustrated notes of Montessori methodology. These albums/folders constitute the student's basic teaching manuals.
• Reading Seminars.
• Written theory and written practical examinations
• Oral examinations