Assistant Montessori Teacher Workshop Early Childhood Montessori Education 2 ½ through 6 years

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This 10-day (60 hours) certification course is for all those who would like to become Assistant Teachers in a Montessori classroom, need a refresher course, or who are interested in the Montessori approach to Early Childhood Montessori education. Parents, ECE graduates, and teachers are welcome.

Monday, July 8 to Friday, July 12, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday, July 15 to Friday, July 19, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Lectures and demonstrations will include the fundamental principles of the Montessori Philosophy.  Hands-on Practice is available to all students.

• Role of the Teacher  
• Presentations:

•   Practical Life
•   Sensorial Education
•   Language
•   Mathematics
•   Cultural Education

“The man who does not live in an adaptive environment can neither develop his faculties nor learn to know himself.” Dr. Maria Montessori

The cost of the 10-day workshop is $800.00

A deposit of $400.00 is required on registration.

Balance of $400.00 will be due on Monday, July 9, 2012

A Refresher Course is Available.  Please contact Newborough Teacher Training Institute for more details.

Assistant Teacher Workshop - July 8th to July 19th, 2013

*Those who would like to earn an Assistant Teacher Certificate will need to attend the full 10 days from 9 am. - 4 pm. (60 hours)-------------------$800.00

*Those who would like a refresher course in one or more of the 5 subjects may choose from the list below at $50.per day (each subject area is 2 days = $100)

Lunch Break is from 12:00 to 1:00 pm. You may bring your lunches or leave the lecture classroom to eat out.

Monday, July 8th
Welcome
Brief history of Dr. Maria Montessori’s life and work  
Practical Life Presentations (Every day living skills)
The purpose of each activity (direct and indirect aims)

Tuesday, July 9th
Montessori philosophy
Practical Life presentations on care of self, others, and the environment

Wednesday, July 10th
Sensorial Education (education of the senses): Visual – dimensions, colours, geometric shapes

Thursday, July 11th
Sensorial Education:
Tactile, auditory, olfactory, and gustatory

Friday, July 12th
Language Arts:
Metal Insets
Sandpaper letters – learning the phonetic sounds of the letters of the alphabet Word building – Pink and Blue Schemes

Monday, July 15th
Language Arts:
Phonograms and Non-phonetic words - Green Scheme
The Parts of Speech – building sentences (syntax)
Symbolic Grammar

Tuesday, July 16th
Mathematics: understanding the numbers 0 to 10 – quantities (concrete)
and symbols (abstract) The Snake Game
Introduction to the Decimal System – quantities and symbols

Wednesday, July 17th
Mathematics: Static and Dynamic operations with the Golden Bead material Static and Dynamic operations with the Stamp Game
The Teen and Ten numbers – concrete and abstract quantities and symbols Beads, Boards, and Charts – recording

Thursday, July 18th
The Montessori approach to teaching the Cultural subjects: Geography and History

Friday, July 19th
The Montessori approach to teaching the Cultural subjects: Botany, Zoology

A Certificate will be awarded on completion of this 10-day Workshop totaling 60 hours

Click here to download the registration form as a PDF.