AMI 0-3 Montessori Orientation

Course details

This course provides an introduction to the philosophy and practice of the Montessori approach focusing on the first 3 years of life.

Course units

• Introduction to Montessori
• The Role of the Directress
• The Role of the Assistant
• Overview of the Planes of Development 0-24
• The Child's Mind from 0-6 Years
• Order
• Movement 0-3
• Language
• Independence
• Prepared Environment
• Freedom and Discipline
• Toilet Learning
• Observation
• Music and Art
• Maintaining the Environment
• Material Making Techniques

Duration60 hours plus 9 additional hours of observations. Specific instruction how to observe will be given
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Certificate
This international certificate qualifies the student to work as an AMI 0-3 Classroom assistant anywhere around the world. It is also a useful stepping-stone to the AMI Montessori Diploma and is invaluable for parents. It is also very useful if you want to establish or manage a Montessori Nursery. The Certificate is awarded to students who have satisfied the 90% attendance requirements and have completed coursework to the required standard

Teanny Hurtado
AMI Assistants to Infancy (0-3) Trainer
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As a daughter of Maria Teresa Vidales (Chacha Vidales, AMI 0-3 Trainer), Teanny's journey in Montessori began in Mexico City where she attended Montessori school from the age of 4 to 12 years. She holds her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Psychotherapy from the Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City. As an AMI Assistants to Infancy Diploma (0-3) holder, Teanny worked in Chacha's Montessori school with this age group for more than 25 years. Here she opened the first Nido in Mexico in 1999 for babies aged 3 months old to walking. Currently she has been lecturing in courses in Mexico, China and Canada. Teanny is an AMI consultant in Mexico and the USA and gives workshops for teachers  Updated on 22 February, 2021