AMI Montessori (Birth-3) Orientation Course

 

This AMI Montessori (0-3) Orientation Course helps interested adults become able assistants in a Montessori Nido or Infant Community. Furthermore, the program serves as an invaluable information course for  educators, schools owners / managers and parents.

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Registration Closed

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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: The Absorbent Mind (particularly the Unconscious Absorbent Mind) and the Sensitive Periods

• Order

• Movement 0-3

• Language

  • ​Preparation of the adult

  • Use of language in general

  • Vocabulary—correct, precise, rich, scientifically exact

  • How to listen to children

  • How to elicit language

  • How to give a 3-period lesson

• Independence

• Prepared Environment

• Freedom and Discipline

• Toilet Learning in Nido and Infant Community

• Observation

• Music and Art

• Maintaining the Environment

• Material Making Techniques

• Practice:

  • ​Basic  movements  such  as:  walking  within  the  environment,  carrying trays, chairs, materials, etc.;

  • How to help to dress and undress children under 3 and the importance of clothing for the development of children

  • Language materials

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Duration

60 hours plus 9 additional hours of observations. Specific instruction how to observe will be given during the course. 

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Certificate

This international certificate qualifies the student to work as an AMI Birth-3 Classroom assistant anywhere around the world. It is also a useful stepping-stone to the AMI Montessori Diploma and is invaluable for parents. The Certificate is awarded to students who have satisfied the 90% attendance requirements and have completed coursework to the required standard

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Required Documents

• Filled Application ( We will send you the application after you fill the online form )

• A recent photograph

• A copy of your highest educational certificate

• A copy or your ID ( Passport or Egyptian ID )

• Proof of Payment  ( We will send you our bank details after you fill the online form ) 

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Required Readings

You will need to get or borrow the following books either as hard copy or online.

• Understanding the Human Being - Find it on Amazon

• The Child in the Family - Find it on Amazon

• Education for a New World - Find it on Amazon

• The Absorbent Mind - Find it on Amazon