Montessori Training Center Of Minnesota Inc

TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES AND SOCIETY BY BROADENING ACCESS TO THE POWER OF DR. MARIA MONTESSORI'S PROVEN METHOD OF EDUCATION

15 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE 3-6 DIPLOMA COURSE (TEACHER TRAINING FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN AGES 3-6 YEARS) IN MAY 2022. EACH STUDENT RECEIVED SOME LEVEL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE, WITH TWO APPLICANTS RECEIVING FULL SCHOLARSHIPS THAT CONSIST OF TUITION, LIVING STIPEND, MATERIAL STIPEND, AND MENTORSHIP. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A GROWING NEED HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD FOR TRAINED TEACHERS, IN PARTICULAR THOSE FROM DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. 100% OF THE GRADUATES OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT, AND TWO GRADUATES ARE WORKING TOWARD OPENING COMMUNITY-ROOTED MONTESSORI SCHOOLS.

NO SUMMER 6-12 DIPLOMA COURSE (TEACHER TRAINING FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN AGES 6-12 YEARS) WAS HOSTED; MCM WILL REVISIT HOSTING A 6-12 DIPLOMA COURSE IN FY2023 EACH YEAR, THE CENTER OFFERS WORKSHOPS TO ASSIST MONTESSORI PRACTITIONERS, PARENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN CREATING DEVELOPMENTAL ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN. AND FAMILIES. THIS YEAR, MCM'S WORKSHOP CALENDAR WAS PUT ON PAUSE TO INSTEAD HOST ORIENTATION COURSES. MCM OFFERED THREE ORIENTATION COURSES AT THREE AGE LEVELS THAT RESULTED IN A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR PARTICIPANTS. THE TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR THESE COURSES WAS 25 STUDENTS FOR THE 6-12 ORIENTATION COURSE, 27 STUDENTS FOR THE 3-6 ORIENTATION COURSE, AND 23 STUDENTS FOR THE 0-3 ORIENTATION COURSE CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (WHICH AIMS TO HELP CHILDREN OF ALL ECONOMIC AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS BENEFIT FROM A MONTESSORI CLASSROOM) COMPLETED ITS NINTH YEAR OF OPERATION WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 50 CHILDREN AGES 16 MONTHS-6 YEARS. A PUBLIC K-6 CHARTER SCHOOL, CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 140 STUDENTS, IS ALSO HOUSED ON OUR CAMPUS. THE INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI MUSEUM, WHICH HAS TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD AND IS PERMANENTLY HOUSED AT THE CENTER, SHOWCASES 100 YEARS OF THE MONTESSORI METHOD. THE CENTER'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO THRIVE THROUGH SUPPORT OF MENTORSHIP AT PARTNER SCHOOLS AND PROGRAM EVALUATION INCLUDING ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC, COGNITIVE, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. "THE CENTER PROVIDES A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO SUPPORT NEW MONTESSORI TEACHERS AND TRAINEES BY PAIRING THEM WITH EXPERIENCED TEACHERS IN THE FIELD. THIS HAS PROVEN TO BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS IN TRAINING AS WELL AS NEW TEACHERS.