Maria Montessori Institute

Parents in , , , , , , , , - are you interested in Montessori education but unsure how it works and if it's right for your child? Attending a Classroom Observation is the perfect way to see Montessori and to observe how the children and teachers engage in their regular daily routine within the classroom environment.

**Last week to book before the Summer Holidays**

Book a Classroom Observation at the Maria Montessori School - Crouch End here > https://bit.ly/3vAVTDA

Children at Bayswater and Hampstead Elementary had their annual Sports Day yesterday at Hampstead Heath, on what was luckily a gloriously sunny day! The children were all mixed together and then split into 5 groups, with each group containing children from all four Elementary classes.
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​The sports the children participated in were: Long Jump, Low Hurdles and Sprint, Bean Bag Toss and Tug of War, Obstacle Course Relay and Sack Race.
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​As is the Montessori way, the atmosphere was one of collaboration and companionship, with all the children cheering and supporting each other and there was even a race with the parents included at the end as well!

​​Discover the Maria Montessori School here > https://bit.ly/3bLjszA

Study in the evening to become a Montessori teacher.

Our two-year AMI Diploma 3-6 evening course is the perfect option for those who need to juggle daytime commitments while gaining the globally-renowned Montessori qualification.

Study at our London training centre from this September and in less than 2 years you will be a qualified Montessori teacher for 3-6-year-olds. You will also hold the Early Years Educator, meaning you will be recognised as a qualified member of staff at all UK early years settings.

Read more and apply here > https://bit.ly/40yjZcG

Sarah Emerson took our AMI Diploma 0-3 and says it is a “once in a lifetime experience”.

She says:

“Whether you are working in education, social work, play therapy, are a parent, or are simply interested in human development, this really is a once in a lifetime experience. As students on the course we would often say “How has nobody told us this before?!”

You can qualify in Montessori for babies and toddlers with the AMI Diploma 0-3 - with in-person modules in the summer plus online sessions, making it a flexible option for many.

Graduates will be at the forefront of understanding early child development and can go on to work in Montessori settings for babies and toddlers or as a consultant or alternatively use the qualification in their own parenting.

6 and 7 week study modules this summer and next in London, plus online sessions in-between.

The course incorporates the Early Years Educator which is recognised in the UK specified child: staff ratios.

Limited places on this course!

Find out more and apply via here > https://bit.ly/48T4zmz

Last Online Q&A before the Summer holidays - your chance to meet our Head of Training Louise Livingston and ask her any questions you may have about any of our . You'll also get to hear more about the course content and different ways you can study with us at the Maria Montessori Institute, our training centre.

This Q&A will be held live, online, on Tuesday 25th June, 2.30pm UK time. Register to attend here > https://bit.ly/2uBCf6J

Did you know you could take our degree route to become a Montessori teacher and access student loans?

Our Foundation Degree in Montessori Pedagogy (3-6) for UK students means you could gain a degree-level qualification in two years (with optional third year to gain a BA Hons). Eligible students can access student loans.

You will also be a fully qualified Montessori teacher for 3-6-year-olds, graduate with the world-renowned AMI Diploma and gain the Early Years Educator qualification meaning you will be recognised in staff:child ratios at UK early years settings.

Start studying this September. Read more and apply here > https://bit.ly/3Ohl4S4

**Final Weeks To Apply**

How can we support children with learning differences in Montessori environments?

This is a question we are often asked and there is high demand for training to support Montessori teachers in this area, so we are delighted to announce a brand new course:

Montessori and Learning Differences: A Neurodevelopmental Approach.

The course will take place in July 2024 and July 2025 over 10 days in London plus online sessions.

This course is open to anyone with a Montessori diploma covering the 3-6 years level.

On the course you will discover how to support children with learning differences in a Montessori school or at home taking a neurodevelopmental approach.

Read more and apply > https://bit.ly/3Tw7vQd

**Final 3 Weeks** to book a Classroom Observation at any of our 5 school sites for 2½ – 16 year olds before the Summer Holidays.

Parents in looking for a or for your child - this is your chance to come into our Montessori classroom environment to see how the children and teachers engage in their regular daily routine and to get a better understanding of how Montessori works in supporting child development for them to reach their true potential.

Book via this link > https://bit.ly/3vAVTDA

Rhianna Hayllor studied the AMI 3-6 Diploma at the Maria Montessori Institute and graduated in 2023. She enrolled on the course to support her son's development and growing independence, but in researching Montessori and reading some of the literature, she says: 'I began to reflect on traditional systems of education – and the UK government’s approach to early years’ settings and couldn’t help but feel that children were often being denied the most enriching and constructive start in life.'

Read Rhianna's full blog here > https://bit.ly/4aZRskh

We'll be holding our final School Tour this term at our Hampstead site for 2½ – 16 year olds next Thursday 6th June at 4.30 and 5.15pm.

Parents in , , , , , and surrounding areas looking for a nursery or school for your child - this is your chance to meet our teachers, get a further understanding of how Montessori works and how it can benefit your child, and walk around our classrooms and large garden (which is particularly nice at this time of year due to the Spring/Summer light).

Discover why Montessori education is the right choice for your child. Join us on 6th June. Register here > https://bit.ly/4ebnCMy

A group of girls at the Maria Montessori School - Notting Hill learning how to fold towels, one of the Montessori Practical Life activities that support children's natural development and helps them become independent.

Parents in - we're holding our next school tour at the Maria Montessori School - Notting Hill (W11 1JG) for 2.5 - 6 year olds on Wednesday 22nd May, 4.30pm.

Meet our teachers, walk around our beautiful classroom, and get a better understanding of how Montessori works in supporting children's natural development through hands on, self paced, collaborative, joyful learning.

This is the last chance to visit us for a September 2024 start - don't miss it! Register here > https://bit.ly/3sGohis

The AMI Diploma 3-6 is the gold-standard in authentic Montessori teacher training. With this qualification you can work in Montessori schools around the world.

Start training every September with 1 or 2 year and evening course options. This year we are offering a full scholarship place on the one-year course. With our degree route, UK students could access student loans.

The course also incorporates the Early Years Educator, meaning you will be counted in staff:child ratios in UK settings.

Read more and apply here > https://bit.ly/40yjZcG



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In our school children learn how to scientifically classify the Animal Kingdom, and some of them are interested in studying the most common Phyla, and looking more closely at the Phylum Mollusca. They learnt that the squid is in the same classification as their pet snail, and also that the colossal squid is the largest invertebrate.

Discover the Maria Montessori School - Hampstead for 2½ – 16 year olds here > https://bit.ly/3ycREMa

"As nurseries grapple with ever-tightening budgets, the inevitable consequence is a reduction in staff salaries and the employment of less expensive and, therefore, less qualified staff. This downward spiral not only undermines the value of early years as a career, but also compromises the quality of education and care provided for children at a stage which research shows is critical to their development. This could have consequences for their long-term wellbeing and fulfilment of their potential", says Louise Livingston , our Head of Training.

Read our full blog on the 30-hour funding policy and its repercussions within the UK childcare sector > https://bit.ly/4ah4XM8

Our next Montessori will be held on Thursday 23rd May at the Maria Montessori School - Bayswater and will cover the progression of one mathematics material, the Bead Cabinet, beginning with the geometrical patterns presented in the Children’s House (2.5 - 6 year olds) and continuing with squaring and cubing in the Elementary (6-12 year olds).

Maths is traditionally a subject that can be particularly difficult for children to understand and often times a struggle due to its abstract nature. Discover how this is overcome successfully in Montessori education with the use of concrete materials, an absence of testing and unpressured time for children to learn at their own pace, which brings meaning and understanding to the child and often leads to an actual enjoyment of the subject.

This in-person only talk is open to our current school parents as well as to parents who want to learn more about and The Maria Montessori School.

Register here > https://bit.ly/43fLbxB



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For parents in considering nursery places for September, this is the last chance to visit us for a September 2024 start. We'll be holding our next school tour at the Maria Montessori School - Notting Hill (W11 1JG) for 2.5 - 6 year olds on Wednesday 22nd May, 4.30pm.

Meet our teachers, walk around our beautiful classroom, and get a better understanding of how Montessori works in supporting children's natural development through hands on, self paced, collaborative, joyful learning.

Register to attend here > https://bit.ly/3sGohis

How can we support children with learning differences in Montessori environments?

This is a question we are often asked and there is high demand for training to support Montessori teachers in this area, so we are delighted to announce a brand new course:

Montessori and Learning Differences: A Neurodevelopmental Approach.

The course will take place in July 2024 and July 2025 over 10 days in London plus online sessions.

This course is open to anyone with a Montessori diploma covering the 3-6 years level.

On the course you will discover how to support children with learning differences in a Montessori school or home using a neurodevelopmental approach.

Find out more and apply here > https://bit.ly/3Tw7vQd

A child at the Maria Montessori School - Bayswater (W2 4LA) practicing her pouring skills by pouring seeds from one jug to another. Pouring is one of the Montessori Practical Life activities, helping children develop hand-eye coordination, precision and concentration skills.

We'll be holding a at the Maria Montessori School - Bayswater, for 2½ – 12 year olds, on Thursday 16th May, 4.30pm. Parents in , , , , , - join us to meet our teachers, walk around our classrooms, get to know the classroom curriculum and why and how can really benefit your child.

Parents will be able to hear about our Children's House (2½ – 6 year olds) and Elementary (6-12 year olds) programmes at Bayswater.

Register to attend here > https://bit.ly/3vAVTDA

Parents in , , , , , , , , - this is the **last chance** to attend our school tour at our Abbey Road site (NW6 4SN) for 2½ – 6 year olds and to find out about if you would like to enrol your child for a September 2024 start.

Join us on Tuesday 21st May, 4.30pm - meet our teachers, discover why and how Montessori can benefit your child, walk around our classroom and garden and get to know our classroom curriculum.

Register here > https://bit.ly/3EkGisa

Rochelle Cutler became a Montessori parenting consultant after taking our AMI Diploma 0-3 years.

Rochelle says: “After completing the course I set up toddler groups, baby groups and parenting workshops to share my new knowledge. Parents consistently express their gratitude at how we can easily solve their challenges using Montessori principles! If you’re wondering whether this course is better than any other teacher training my answer is yes, go for it!”

You can qualify in Montessori for babies and toddlers with the AMI Diploma 0-3 - with in-person modules in the summer plus online sessions, making it a flexible option for many.

Graduates will be at the forefront of understanding early child development and can go on to work in Montessori settings for babies and toddlers or as a consultant or alternatively use the qualification in their own parenting.

6 and 7 week study modules this summer and next in London, plus online sessions in-between.

The course incorporates the Early Years Educator which is recognised in the UK specified child: staff ratios.

Limited places on this course!
Find out more and apply here > https://bit.ly/48T4zmz

**Last chance to register**
Calling all both within our lovely community and those new to the Maria Montessori School or perhaps to the Montessori method itself. Join us for our next Montessori Parent Talk which will be held on Wednesday 8th May, 6.30pm at our CCalling all both within our lovely community and those new to the Maria Montessori School or perhaps to the Montessori method itself. Join us for our next Montessori Parent Talk which will be held on Wednesday 8th May, 6.30pm at our C End site.

This talk will be about Practical Life which is one of the pillars of Montessori education. Maria Montessori observed that children were more interested in doing tasks that are normally considered 'adult' tasks, than playing with their toys. In this talk, gain an understanding of the exercises of practical life (such as food handling and preparation, baking, cleaning, washing, dressing, gardening, flower arranging and more) and the essential role it plays in developing concentration, coordinated movement, strategical thinking and independence, and how these skills support the child’s success.

Register for this talk here > https://bit.ly/43fLbxB

As children in our Upper Elementary classes at both Hampstead and Bayswater enjoy their first day of Montessori Model United Nations in Rome today, here's one of the exercises they did to prepare for their trip.

The Upper Elementary children split up into groups and the children in each of those groups researched the culture and customs of their particular country and put together posters illustrating this. They later presented what they had learnt to friends in the Lower Elementary classes.

The MMUN is a multi-day global education simulation experience that enables students in upper elementary and middle schools to learn about the operations of the UN and its role as the world’s largest international peacekeeping and humanitarian organization.

We hope the children who went to MMUN have a fantastic time and we can't wait to hear the stories and see the photos from the trip!

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**Last chance to book** - How can we balance the adult’s will against the child’s will in a Montessori environment?

Our Head of Training Louise Livingston will lead a short online course "To Will Or Not To Will" on this topic - especially for teachers working with children under six years. Starting in May it will look closely at Montessori's writings on the conceptualisation of the will and draw on current educational neuroscience.

Some of the questions that will be addressed in this course are:

-How do I balance the apparently contradictory ideas of being relentless in my effort to engage children in purposeful activity against allowing them to make their own spontaneous independent choices?

-How do I know when to step back so the child’s will can emerge?

-Do I really understand my own will and the effect it has on the development of the will of children?

and more!

Find out more and book your place here > https://bit.ly/44VmVln

“All that we ourselves are, has been made by the child we were in the first two years of our lives.”
Maria Montessori

Discover the Montessori approach for children from birth to three years. The AMI Orientation 0-3 years is online and part-time over 7 weeks.

Starting in May 2024, this is an introduction to this fascinating stage of life. Learn how the Montessori approach can encourage independence and foster a sense of belonging from children’s earliest moments.

Find out more and apply here > https://bit.ly/3OiwFjN

Chicks! 🐥🐣
Children at the Maria Montessori School - Crouch End recently received some chicks and have watched all 8 of them hatch (though sadly 2 of the chicks didn’t). They learnt about the different parts of a chicken through the use of classified cards and how to clean their box, feed them as well as the chance to hold them! This has allowed the children the experience of caring for some animals.

One child also sewed the letters you hear in the word “chick” and placed it above the chick's box (as seen in the photos). This included the phonograms for “ch”.
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Thinking of studying to become a Montessori Teacher or Assistant, or are you a parent who would like to train in Montessori to use with your own children?

Montessori education is a 360 degree approach to teaching and learning. As a or when applying Montessori to your own parenting or line of work, you will experience the joy and spark in the children's eyes as you teach them abstract concepts through concrete, hands-on materials and real life experiences that will make learning a whole lot more meaningful to them and a whole lot more rewarding to you.

Our following courses are starting in July or September 2024:
- AMI 0-3 Diploma starts July (Study over two summers: 2024 and 2025)
- AMI 3-6 Diploma starts September (1 and 2 year courses including part-time/evening study options)
- AMI 3-6 Degree Route starts September (student loans available to UK students)

Join us for our next online Q&A on 2nd May, 6.30pm with our Head of Training, Louise Livingston to find out about these courses and more. Register here > https://bit.ly/2uBCf6J

Last chance to apply for a full scholarship to become a Montessori teacher. Deadline: 30th April.

The Ellie Kempley Scholarship offers a fully-funded place for a UK student on our full-time AMI Diploma 3-6 years course starting in September.

This course is the gold-standard in Montessori training, recognised around the world - and also incorporates the Early Years Educator qualification.

The scholarship fund was set up by the family of Ellie who sadly passed away suddenly in 2022 while she was studying for an AMI Diploma 3-6.

Find out more about the scholarship and how to apply here > https://bit.ly/3wbolvI