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Montessori Training Centreof British ColumbiaVancouver, Canada
“A Child with a Dove”
This statue was dedicated
to Dr. Maria Montessori
by sculptor Gerda Rueter
(1904-1993).
It is located in Amsterdam.
MontessoriAssistants to Infancy
Diploma Course(0-3)
Beginning June 24, 2013
Two Summers:
June 24, 2013 - August 23, 2013
June 23, 2014 - August 29, 2014
in affiliation with
Assistants to Infancy Diploma Course (0 to 3)
Assistants to Infancy Course graduates are prepared to be Montessori Infant Toddler Educators to work with parents perinatally, assist with the
infant at birth, prepare beautiful and responsive environments, direct
Infant Toddler Communities in schools and day care settings, in hospitals
- wherever children under the age of three are found!
Infant Toddler Educator Licence to Practice (ITE)The Assistants to Infancy Course is accredited by the provincial
government. Graduates who hold an ECE Licence to Practice in British
Columbia, will qualify for the Post Basic Infant Toddler Educator Licence to
Practice. Applications are sent to the Early Childhood Educator Registry,
Ministry of Children and Family Development
Website: www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/childcare/ece
The Montessori Training Centre of British Columbia is a non-profit
society established in 1982 to meet the growing need for Montessori
educators in Western Canada. Our purpose is to offer Montessori training
courses accredited by the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI).
These internationally recognized courses must meet rigorous standards,
both in content and teaching staff. AMI Diploma holders are in great
demand both nationally and internationally.
“… we must never forget that man … begins his mental growth at birth
and pursues it with greatest intensity during the first three years of life.”
Dr. Maria Montessori
Testimonials
“This course exceeded all my expectations regarding the development of the child from conception onward. I gained a deep understanding of the young child, so much so that it literally transformed me.”
Dina Russo-De Cotiis
“… I was not expecting the personal transformation. I believe all teachers should take this course even if they are not intending to work with this age group. Maria Teresa Vidales’ method of delivery allows you to share in her passion for the child and gives you a deep understanding of children and self.”
Karen Brown
“The vast amount of knowledge gained from the Assistants to Infancy training is a MUST for all individuals who plan to have children or work with them. The course staff are incredibly knowledgeable and deliver the content with inspiration and meaning. If more individuals had this specific knowledge of infant development, we would see a difference in the children we are raising!”
Christie Stanford
Montessori … helping children develop in harmony with life.
Course Overview (Spanish speaking students may do course work and take exams in Spanish)
•MontessoriPedagogyandPhilosophy:thenaturaldevelopmentof the child from conception to 3 years of age.
•AnatomyandPhysiology. •Obstetrics:Prenatal,birth,andpostnataldevelopment. •NutritionandHygiene:Maternalcare,digestivesystem,food
preparation, and health issues. •ChildNeuropsychiatry:TheNervousSystemandnormal
psychological development. •DevelopmentofMovementandDevelopmentofLanguage. •Environment:PreparationofthehomeandInfantCommunityas
an aid to human development within the first three years of life. •Music,Art,andSocial/EmotionalDevelopment. •MaterialMaking:Hand-madematerials. •Observations:practicaltrainingforobservationofinfantsand
toddlers in homes and Infant Communities. •PracticuminaMontessoriInfantCommunitydirectedbyanAMI
Assistants to Infancy Diploma holder. •Preparationofreference&curriculumalbums.
Requirements for CertificationThe AMI Assistants to Infancy Diploma is granted upon satisfactory completionofthecourserequirementsin: •Attendanceatlecturesandsupervisedpractice •250hoursobservationofinfantsandtoddlers •OneweekpracticeinaMontessoriInfantCommunity •Materialmakingassignments •WrittenassignmentsandresearchpaperontheSymbioticPeriod •Referencealbumsandresourcemanuals •Passinggradesonwrittenexaminations •PassinggradesinoralexaminationsconductedbyExaminersof
the AMI.
Application Procedure• Preferably,applicantsholdaBachelor’sDegree,aCommunity
College Diploma or Early Childhood Education Certification. Applicants with a Mature Student Status are also considered. Please refer to the Application Procedure and Checklist document for details.
Course Calendar
The course is two summers with classes held daily from 8:30 a.m. to4:30 p.m. Between the two summers, studentsmust completewrittenassignments, arrange observations of infants and toddlers, and practice for a week in a Montessori Infant Community directed by a guide who holds the AMI Assistants to Infancy Diploma.
June 24, 2013 – August 23, 2013: week days 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Thefirstsummer’sworkbeginswithanoverviewofMontessoritheoryandpractice,followingthechild’snaturaldevelopmentandfocusingontheperiod from conception to age three. Obstetrics, hygiene, and nutrition cover the anatomy and physiology of reproduction, fetal development, birth, health issues, and the puerperium (the first eight weeks after birth). We study the preparation of supportive and beautiful environments and theiradaptationtothechild’schangingneeds;emphasisisonthehomeand family environment, but easily applied to group settings. Written assignments are handed in regularly throughout the summer. Thefirstsummerendswithawrittenexamandconference.
September to June 2013 – 2014: The requirements are scheduled by the student. Studentscomplete250hoursofobservationofchildrenfrombirthtothree,at home and in group settings. Each student arranges a Practicum with children in a Montessori Infant Community directed by an AMI Assistants to Infancy Diploma holder. If a visit is made by a course staff member, travelandlodgingexpensesarethestudent’sresponsibility.Observationassignments are handed in regularly during this period.
June 23, 2014 - August 29, 2014: week days 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.The second summer adds a study of child neuropsychiatry and of environments for children from 12 to 36 months in an Infant Community (out-of-home setting), including appropriate materials and activities. Written assignments are handed in regularly throughout the summer.
Writtenandoralexamsaregivenattheendofthesecondsummer.
NOTE:The MTC of BC reserves the right to cancel the course if minimum enrollment is not met.
Required Reading
•UnderstandingtheHumanBeing: The Importance of the First Three Years of Life
By Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro, M.D.
•What’sGoingOnInThere By Lise Eliot, PhD
•ChildhoodandSociety By Erik Erikson
•Touching By Ashley Montagu
•TheInterpersonalWorldoftheInfant By Daniel Stern
•OnenessandSeparateness:FromInfanttoIndividual By Louise J. Kaplan
•MedicalText(purchasedatthetrainingcentre)
Books by Dr. Maria Montessori •EducationforaNewWorld •TheAbsorbentMind •TheChildintheFamily •TheDiscoveryofthechild •TheFormationofMan •TheSecretofChildhood
Biography about Dr. Montessori •MariaMontessori:HerLifeandWork By E.M. Standing
Additional Course Expense •Studentsshouldbudgetapproximately$700.00forbooks,
supplies and hand-made materials.
Montessori Philosophy
Children enter the world gifted by nature. With the adult’s help in
preparingabeautiful,supportiveenvironmentconducivetothechild’s
development, the child can carry out the important task of constructing
his personality. It is a ceaseless and intense labor, carried out with great
joy when assisted by the unconscious powers which nature bestows on
the child during the first three years of life.
ThiswasthegreatdiscoverythatMariaMontessorimade:that the child
creates himself as he interacts with the environment, revealing the
person that he can become. That is the primary task of the child.
Based on careful, systematic observation of children and their needs
and interests at each level of development, the Montessori approach to
early childhood education recognizes the tremendous developmental
achievements of each child.
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) The Association Montessori Internationale was founded in 1929 by
Dr. Maria Montessori in order to further the rights of the child in society
and protect the integrity of the Montessori method of education. It is the
recognized international authority on Montessori Education and directs
studies in affiliated teacher training centres throughout Europe, Asia,
NorthandSouthAmericaandAustralia.
AMI website: www.montessori-ami.org
“... education is not something
which the teacher does;
it is a natural process which
develops spontaneously
in the human being.”
Dr. Maria Montessori
Course Staff
Director of TrainingMaria Teresa (Chacha) Vidales is one of only four AMI
Assistantsto Infancy(0to3)trainers intheworld.She
holdsherMaster’sDegreeaswellasherAMIDiplomas
forAssistantstoInfancy(0to3)andPrimary(3to6+).
Mrs. Vidales has collaborated on the Assistants to
Infancy Course in Colorado, co-directed courses in
Californiaand Japan, anddirectedcourses in Texas
and China. We were very pleased to have her direct the inaugural course
forCanadain2009and2010inVancouver,andthatsheisabletoreturn
tocontinueherworkwithus.SheisalsoanAMIconsultantandexaminer.
Chacha,assheisknowntomany,has25yearsexperienceworkingwith
childrenincludingoperatingaMontessorischoolinMexicosince1989.
Course AssistantMerryHadden holds her AMI Diplomas at the Primary
(1977) and the Assistants to Infancy (1981) levels as
wellasaBachelor’sDegreeinPsychology.Shehas16
yearsexperienceworkingwithchildrenfrombirthto3
andtheirparents.Ms.Hadden isaqualifiedAuxiliary
Trainer for the Assistants to Infancy Course and has
worked as a Course Assistant in Denver, San Diego,
Dallas, and Vancouver. She is also a certified Infant Massage and Child
BirthInstructorforRespiratoryAutogenicTraining.Presently,Ms.Hadden
directs a Montessori school in Florida.
Montessori Training Centre of British Columbia200–8555CambieStreet,Vancouver,BC
V6P 3J9 Canada
604-261-0864 • Fax: 604-261-2805
Website: www3.telus.net/MontessoriE-Mail:[email protected]