AMI Primary (3-6) Diploma
This course covers an in-depth study of Montessori pedagogy focusing on the developmental needs of children from 3 to 6 years of age.
Course overview
Between the ages of 3 and 6, Maria Montessori called this environment Casa dei Bambini (Children’s House). Having created the foundations of their personality, individuals are taught how to guide children from 3-year-old children to develop and perfect their abilities through the prepared environment.
This course covers how to create real-life activities that support independence and self-efficacy, the manipulation of objects to provide concrete sensorial experience and open-ended exploration leading to the refinement of their movements, sensory perceptions, language and the development of their intellect.
Materials and activities are designed to support self-directed discovery and learning and are organized around:
- Practical Life activities that develop both independence and social skills
- Sensorial activities that refine sensory perception
- The development of Spoken Language, Writing and Reading skills and Mathematical activities that develop fundamental mathematical concepts as well as
- Activities that reflect upon our human understanding of geography, history, biology, science, music, and the arts.
Successful completion of this course leads to being awarded the internationally recognized Primary (3-6 years) Diploma from Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and a South African NQF Level 5 qualification.
Course format:
This course is offered in modular format and takes place over a period of approximately 18 weeks over the period of 12-18 months. It includes lectures, practice with materials, creation of child-centred materials, observations and reading and discussions. Individuals on the course will create their own manuals, or albums, from what they learn on the course.
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