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A Preschool program's quality is largely a
product of the training of the instructor. The minimum employment requirement at
many daycare centers is only a high school degree and
a weeks long training course provided by the center.
For this training, centers charge top dollar. Our Teacher, after six years of college
study, received her Masters in Education at The
Center for Contemporary Montessori
Programs at The College of St. Catherine. The Center is the only American Montessori
Society (AMS)
certified program in the Upper Midwest.
Many people don't realize that there is no
official process to learn or use the Montessori
Method. This means someone who teaches at a Montessori school and calls themselves
a Montessori teacher could have an education ranging from a several
week long home study course to a masters degree.
Societies like AMS establish strict requirements for
certification and ensure that teacher's are thoroughly and properly
trained on both the theory and practice of the Montessori Method. The AMS is the most widely recognized
Montessori credential in the United States.
We
strongly recommend that parents considering a Montessori preschool ask who
certified the teachers education and then research that
certification. It is our opinion that the American Montessori
Society (AMS) and the Association Montessori International
(AMI)
are the only two
American programs that faithfully follow all the teachings of Maria Montessori. We feel that
mixing concepts of The Montessori Method ala cart with other educational
philosophies, as many centers do, dilutes many of the benefits the Montessori
Method provides.
Jennifer's Resume:
| Grantor |
Degree |
Diploma |
| Valley City State University |
Bachlor of Science in Education |
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| Northa Dakota State University |
Minor of Child Development |
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| The College of St. Catherine |
Master of Arts in Education |
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| American Montessori Society |
Elementary I & II Credential |
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Serving the following cities in Anoka County and
Hennepin County:
Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Osseo, Maple Grove,
New Hope, Crystal, Robbinsdale, Fridley, Coon Rapids, Champlin, Anoka and
Spring Lake
Park
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