AMI 3-6 Montessori Diploma

Course details

This Course offers an in-depth study of Montessori pedagogy focusing on the developmental needs of children from two and half to six years of age.

"...education is not something which the teacher does; it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human ;
Dr. Maria Montessori

Course Description
The Course includes lectures on Montessori Philosophy and Practice as well as Presentations of a full set of Montessori Materials to help the students learn to present and understand the depth behind each and every material in the Montessori Environment for children between age and 6. This includes materials in the Practical Life, Sensorial, Language and Mathematics areas. The students will also learn how to incorporate Culture in every area of the ;
 
There will be opportunities to participate in discussion groups, as well as time to practice with the Montessori materials (more than 140 hours) under the supervision of qualified staff. Students will also have the opportunity to observe children (90 hours) and to practice teaching (80 hours) in Montessori classrooms. The students will also make some materials which they can use in their own classrooms with children.

Director of Training (AMI 3-6 Trainer)
Diwo Lhamo Pemba
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Diwo Lhamo Pemba is an AMI Primary Trainer from Tibetan-Bhutanese ethnicity. Lhamo did her AMI Primary (3-6) training with Lynne Lawrence in London, UK and her AMI Assistant to Infancy (0-3) training with Judi Orion in Denver, Colorado, USA. She has several years of experience on both levels as well as being trained as a teacher in the traditional educational system. Lhamo has been offering courses in different parts of the world such as USA; Egypt, Vietnam, India, Mongolia and Morocco as an adjunct staff member of Montessori Training Center Northeast (MTCNE) in Hartford, CT, USA. She has also written a book on Tibetan Proverbs. In Egypt, Lhamo has given three AMI Primary Assistants Courses as well as the first AMI Primary Diploma Course in the country. With Lhamo, the first graduation of AMI Guides (Teachers) in Egypt, Africa and the Middle East, took place in Cairo! 
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Course Language
English

Course Components
Theory Lectures: Dr. Maria Montessori philosophy, human development and phycology, the prepared environment, the materials, the role of the adult and more.
 
Demonstration Lectures: Presentation of the full set of materials offered to children from 3 to 6 including Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Mathematics, History, Geography, Zoology, Botany, Art, and Music.
 
Supervised Practice (more than 140 hours): Supervised and guided practice with the materials.
 
Care of the Environment: Students will also take responsibility for the environment everyday just as they would when they are with children. This is an essential aspect of the training that develops the students' eye for the care and maintenance of the material and helps them to develop a familiarity with the set up of a Montessori environment.
 
School Observation (90 hours) and Teaching Practice (80 hours): Students will be assigned to go to Montessori environments in Greater Cairo for observation and teaching practice. Students would also be encouraged to observe and practice teaching in AMI classrooms outside Egypt if possible.
Assignments and Albums: Students will need to submit work at regular intervals during the course, which will include theory essays, material making assignments and observation reports. Students will also prepare original albums in the different areas (Practical Life, Sensorial, Language and Mathematics. Culture is incorporated into the 4 areas.)
 
Material Making: Students learn how to make activities for the classroom which they would to keep for their own use.

Updated on 05 January, 2020