AMI Montessori Elementary (6-12) Orientation Course

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This AMI Montessori (6-12) Orientation Course helps interested adults become informed, capable, and supportive assistants in a Montessori Elementary School. Furthermore, the program serves as an invaluable information course for educators, school owners/managers, and parents.

 

Registration Closed

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Course units

1 - Introduction to Montessori 

• Needs and tendencies

• Self-construction

• Four planes of development

• Characteristics of the child in the second plane

2 - The prepared environment for the second plane

• The elementary teacher

• The materials

• Other adults (assistant, experts)

3 - The plan for the elementary child

• Cosmic education

• The pedagogical techniques (examples of lessons may be included)

• Role of teacher (transmitter of knowledge, inspiration)

• Class composition (mixed ages, sufficient children)

• Storytelling/oral introductions (Great Stories/ other stories)

• Content knowledge (key lessons)

• Sensorial/imaginative presentations, leading to abstraction

• Develop imagination, leading to creativity

• Awareness of necessity for social/moral development

• Going Out (implementing the child’s self-construction)

• Other adults (there is more outside the classroom)

4 - Freedom and responsibility

• Freedom as applied to the child in the elementary environment

• Responsibility as applied to the child in the elementary environment

5 - Interacting with the elementary child

• Manner of speaking to a child

• Appropriate direction for a child

• Manner of redirecting the child

6 - Assisting the trained teacher:

• Have regular meetings with the teacher

• Observation of the children that supports the work of the teacher/child

• Maintenance of the environment

• Ordering supplies

• Accompanying children on Going Outs

• Role Model for appropriate classroom behaviors (language, movement, activity)

• Maintain confidentiality

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Duration

60 hours plus 9 additional hours of observations. Specific instruction on 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 Elementary 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.  Digital Certificates will be emailed to you after successfully completing the course. Hard copy certificates might be available upon request (AMI will probably discontinue issuing hard copy certificates).

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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 copies or online.

• To Educate the Human Potential - Find it on Amazon

• The Formation of Man - Find it on Amazon

• Education and Peace - Find it on Amazon