AMI Montessori Diploma
| Conducted by | Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) |
|---|---|
| Exam type | Diploma course: written and oral examinations, albums, practicumSource: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, p. 2, Qualification Award |
| Field | Teaching |
| Who can apply | 6-12: the AMI 3-6 Diploma OR attendance on the AMI Foundation Course, a 5-week full-time preparatory course run before the 6-12 course. 3-6: contact the training centre for prerequisites. Applicants typically provide a current resume, certified copies of academic transcripts, a short essay in their own words and signed reference letters.Source: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, p. 2, Qualification Prerequisites and Application Requirements |
| Age / class | The 3-6 Diploma trains adults to work with children aged 3 to 6; the 6-12 Diploma with children aged 6 to 12.Source: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, p. 2, Course Description (6-12); 3-6 brochure p. 2 |
| Stages | Classroom lectures and demonstrations; supervised practice with Montessori materials; making albums and materials; observation of children; teaching practicum; then written and oral examinations.Source: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, p. 2, Qualification Award |
| What it leads to | Prepares adults to work with children at the AMI levels; AMI training centres offer AMI diploma courses that are internationally recognised for their high standard and authenticity.Source: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, p. 6, AMI Montessori Training |
| How to apply | Apply to the AMI training centre running the course. In India: Primary 3-6 in Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Kolkata; Elementary 6-12 in Moinabad, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Kolkata; all in English, classroom-based. AMI lists Indian centres: Kolkata (JFA), Kodaikanal, Bangalore, Mumbai (R.T.I.), Chennai (Supraja), Jeedimetla (Trust), Vivek High.Source: AMI Diploma Courses list filtered to India (India), Diploma Courses page, Country = India |
| Result / certificate | The AMI Diploma is awarded on satisfactory completion of all AMI and course requirements (original albums, required reading, material making, supervised practice, observation, teaching practicum, 90% attendance, written and oral examinations). Students are examined by external examiners appointed by AMI.Source: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, p. 2 Qualification Award; p. 6 AMI Montessori Training |
| Recognition | Official / statutory body |
| Level | International |
Children's House 3-6: at least 400 hours of classroom-based training including lectures, a minimum of 140 hours of supervised practice with Montessori materials and 170 hours of observation and teaching practicum in Montessori settings. Elementary 6-12 (brochure p. 2): a minimum of 440 hours of classroom-based training including lectures, a minimum of 140 hours of practice with Montessori materials under supervision, and a minimum of 210 hours of observation and vocational placement. Award needs successful written and oral examinations, albums, material making, observation and practice teaching, and 90% attendance.
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, p. 2, Qualification Delivery and Qualification Award
Dr Maria Montessori's philosophy and psychology of human development; early learning and child development from three to six years of age
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 3exercises of daily life (practical life); coordination of movement; independent function; social grace; self-esteem; impulse control; empathy; attention and concentration
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 3Exercises for the Education of the Senses; a child's process of classifying his world; problem solving; decision making; critical thinking; extensions in music, geometry, geography and botany
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 3spoken and written language; reading readiness, pre-reading and reading skills; story telling; composition; literature; functional aspects of grammar, syntax and reading analysis
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 3the child's 'mathematical mind'; sensorial foundations for geometry and algebra; counting and arithmetic
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 4qualities of the Montessori materials and their function as aids to child development
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 4observe children in Montessori classrooms; exact, detailed, objective observations; interactions between the child, the adult and the prepared environment
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 4work under the direction of a qualified and experienced Montessori teacher in established Montessori classrooms
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 4a selection of theories of education and child development; parent/child issues
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 4the administrative and professional environment in which students are likely to be working
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 5the administrative and professional environment in which students are likely to be working
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 5required and recommended course reading list; written work/essays; discussions
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 5an individual manual for each area of the Course; essays on Montessori child psychology topics
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 5material making under supervision, checked by the Trainer(s)
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Children's House 3-6 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 5compare ages 6 to 12 and birth to age 6; physical and psychological development; tendencies and sensitive periods; the child as a builder of the human personality
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 3all subjects as one integrated curriculum; albums for each subject area; lectures in the approximate order presented in the life of the child
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 3development of language in the child; vocabulary development; reading with understanding; the story of language; the history of writing; word study; spelling; grammar boxes; analysis of simple, compound and complex sentences; composition; history and study of literature
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 3the story of numbers; hierarchy of numbers; linear counting; long multiplication and long division; laws of operations; multiples; factors; divisibility; group division; fractions (common and decimal) and related operations; squares and cubes of numbers; powers of numbers; number bases (other than 10); squaring and square root; cubing and cube root; signed numbers; measurement; ratio and proportion; beginning algebra and word problems
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 3concepts of equal, similar and equivalent; constructive triangles; polygons; circle/angles/lines; equivalence of plane figures; area and related formulae; volume
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 3natural geography (creation and composition of the earth, laws that elements must follow, movements of the earth, the work of air and water); human geography (how people meet their needs in different zones, interdependence of humans in society, economic geography)
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 4botany (the Story of Plants, needs of plants, function of leaves, roots, stems, flowers, fruits and seeds, varieties and classification); zoology (animal story material, body functions, classification); ecology
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 4natural history (geology, changes in the Earth over time, the coming of life); human history (the coming of human beings, fundamental needs, hunting and gathering, agriculture, urban ways of living, civilizations, migrations, culture); time lines and charts
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 4singing; listening; music theory and ear training; movement and rhythm; playing instruments; history and literature
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 4supervised practice with Montessori didactic material (minimum 140 hours) under the Director of Training
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 4demonstration of the use of Montessori material against the background of Montessori child psychology; materials as keys to culture
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 4required and recommended course reading list; written work/essays; discussions
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 4full-day observations in classes of an AMI elementary trained adult (minimum 90 hours); written observation reports
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 5minimum of 120 hours of supervised teaching practicum with children between 6 and 12 years; written reports from observer and student
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 5nine albums: Theory, Mathematics (2), Language, Geometry, Geography, Biology, History, Music and Art; essays on Montessori child psychology
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 5time-lines, charts and other materials for classroom use, checked by the Trainer(s)
Read from: AMI Montessori Diploma Elementary 6-12 - Course Brochure, Course Units table, p. 5Tell us which exam you are aiming for and how we can help - we will get back to you.
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