AMI 3-6 Diploma Course Blended format (online + onsite)

COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE TRAINING

SESSION 2024-2025 HYBRID FORMAT (online and face-to-face), according to the following schedule

Dates, Duration, Subject and Format

August 20 - September 5, 2024 : Online courses: Tuesday andThursday from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm CET (on Zoom)

Personal work to be arranged at your convenience (video content and homework; minimum 15 hours per week)

September 9 - September 27, 2024: Mandatory classroom block in Geneva: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4:30pm

September 30 - October 25, 2024 : Block for observation in school (30 hours per student)

October 29 - November 21, 2024 : Online courses: Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm to 9pm CET (on Zoom). 

Personal work to be arranged at your convenience (video content and homework; 15 hours minimum per week)

November 25 - November 29, 2023: No classes or observation in school

December 3 - December 19, 2024 : Online courses: Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm to 9pm CET (on Zoom). 

Personal work to be arranged at your convenience (video content and homework; 15 hours minimum per week)

January 7 - January 9, 2025 : Online courses: Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm to 9pm CET (on Zoom). 

Personal work to be arranged at your convenience (video content and homework; 15 hours minimum per week)

January 13 - January 31, 2025 : Block for practical training in school (80 hours per student)

February 3 - February 21, 2025: Compulsory classroom block in Geneva: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4:30pm

February 25 - April 3, 2025: Online courses: Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm to 9pm CET (on Zoom). 

Personal work to be arranged at your convenience (video content and homework; 15 hours minimum per week)

April 7-18, 2025: Block for practical training in school  (80 hours per student)

April 22 - May 8, 2025: Online courses: Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (on Zoom).

Personal work to be planned, to be organized at your convenience (video content and homework; 15 hours minimum per week)

Written exams (online) : May 6 and May 8, 2025

May 12-23, 2025: Block for practical training in school  (80 hours per student)

May 26 - June 20, 2025: Mandatory classroom block in Geneva: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4:30pm

Oral exams: semester from June 16 to 20, 2025

June 20, 2025 (exact date to be confirmed): Graduation ceremony Geneva

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

To provide future teachers with the means to apply a different education, namely

- an in-depth knowledge of Montessori psychopedagogy for children aged 3 to 6

- a capacity for respectful observation of the human being based on scientific knowledge

- educational means adapted to the development of the young child, which liberate and enhance all his potential, giving him the pleasure of learning and sharing his knowledge

This diploma gives the possibility to teach in Montessori AMI structures, for grades 3 to 6, all over the world.

Montessori schools are subject to the same requirements as any private school, the Montessori diploma without traditional training is in principle not sufficient to be recognized as a teacher. Although it is not necessary to have a Montessori diploma in order to be admitted to the training, it is strongly recommended to check the licensing requirements of the future professional location.

Objectives of the specialization

To enable each participant to acquire

- complete and in-depth THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE of Montessori psycho-pedagogy, more specifically applied to the 3-6 year old period.

This part includes theoretical lessons on Zoom and on video, assisted reading shares, and presentations requested from the students.

- SPECIFIC SKILLS through the total knowledge of the material and its progression.

The presentation of the material by the course leader or his assistant,

individual exercise by each student until integration,

the preparation of 4 reference binders of this material, 

personal presentation by each student with analysis of this practice, assisted by the trainer,

the preparation of material related to child psychology. 

Individual exercises with the material provided, under supervision.

- An ANALYTICAL CAPACITY for a constant adjustment to one's educational approach obtained through observation exercises in situations in classes from 3 to 6 years old, with written reports, followed by individual and collective analyses.

-The possibility of confronting one's knowledge with reality, a practical internship in an affiliated school applying the Montessori pedagogy, under the supervision of a teacher approved by the AMI, with a visit by the trainer to the internship site. A theoretical examination on psycho-pedagogical theory and practical application

An oral examination with presentation of the material in a situation and analysis of the presentation.

The examiners are all AMI-approved persons.