Online Montessori Education Teacher Training
Tempted to become a professional certified Montessori Teacher guide ?
Online training begins when you are ready!
Tempted to become a professional certified Montessori Teacher guide ?
Online training begins when you are ready!
The Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute offers three Online MACTE accredited Montessori certification programs at:
- The Infant and Toddler (0 to 36 months old).
- The Early Childhood (3-6 years old)
- The Elementary I (6 to 9 years old)
Introduction to our
Three Online MACTE Accredited Montessori Diploma Courses
Online Montessori Teacher and Educator Programs
Learn Montessori at your pace at home and be supported by experienced Montessori Mentors
Share hands-on experiences with peers throughout the program
Complete your MACTE certification between 40 to 50 weeks.
Involve yourself into an Internship in direct contact with Montessori children
Join your fellow Teacher candidates in a residency of 80 hours to complete your certification (2 weeks)
We welcome every person that has love and respect for children.
Online Registration fees are 200$. Complete tuition fees information here.
Learn Montessori
Online.
Online learning focussed on in depth Montessori ideas, intuitions, logic and practice
Online learning for Infant & Toddler Caregivers, Early Childhood Educators, Kindergarten teachers, Assistant teachers, Elementary teachers, specialized educators and any one interested by the Montessori approach to education
Online training using Internet technology concentrating on:
Basics and Foundations of Montessori pedagogy for 0 to 36 months, 3 to 6 and 6 to 9 year old children supported by:
- An array of motivating topics and videos;
- Child Development;
- Techniques for observation, record keeping;
- Practical Guide to Peace Education;
- Main principles of Montessori pedagogy for 0 to 36 months, 3 to 6 year old and 6 to 9 years old children, involving the presentation of activities in the classical avenues of the Montessori curriculum supported by videos and the Institute's Montessori Albums;
- Practical life activities for the development of practical life at home, the care of oneself and the environment, the development of social relationships and the encouragement of physical activities;
- Sensory activities for the development the senses as functions of the mind: auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory and taste (gustatory);
- Language activities for 0 to 36 months old, 3 to 6 year old and 6 to 9 years old, for the enrichment of the vocabulary, the oral and the awakening of graphic language (write and read);
- Mathematics activities for 3-6 year old and 6 to 9 years old in the knowledge and understanding of numbers from one up to 999,999,999 throughout the four operations in the decimal system;
- Science and culture activities for 3-6 year olds and 6 to 9 years old in the exploration of time (history), space (geography), Botany and Zoology
- Grace and Courtesy activities for 3-6 year old and 6 to 9 years old
- Music and Movement activities for 0 to 36 months, 3 to 6 years old and 6 to 9 years old
All seven exceptional Albums (Reference books) for the Early Childhood (3 to 6 years old),
seven albums at the Elementary I (6 to 9 years old)
and Infant (birth to 12 months) album and Toddler (12 months to 36 months)
are given digitally at the beginning of each Avenue.
They can be obtained already printed in colour for a cost.
MACTE Certification
MACTE Certification
Complete your MACTE certification between 40 to 50 weeks
Prior to the residency component, the estimated time to complete the 25 Sections (Infant and Toddler 0 to 3), the 49 Sections (Early Childhood 3 to 6) and 60 sections (Elementary 6 to 9 years old) is between 40 and 50 weeks of approximately between 10 to 15 hours a week as there are compulsory readings, submission of Impressions of Readings to your personal Mentor, submission of answers to questions pertaining to Topics of Reflection and Work-to-Do Section after Section.
Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute (CMTEI) holds full accredited status for its Infant and Toddler, Early Childhood and Elementary Montessori teacher and educator certification course level from the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE). www.macte.org
Immerse yourself in an Internship in direct contact with Montessori children
Immerse yourself in an Internship in direct contact with Montessori children
- Before, after or during your Internship of 400 hours, any Teacher candidate can participate to the residency component of 80 hours. You don't have to have started the Placement portion but you have to have completed all 25 sections (Infant and Toddler 0 to 3 years old), all 49 sections(Early Childhood 3 to 6) or all 60 sections (Elementary Online Montessori Teacher Training program).
- Each Teacher candidate will be assigned an experienced Supervising Montessori teacher guide in a Montessori Host school where possible; a Field consultant will visit you in your classroom a minimum of three times in order to provide feedback on your progression, to give you support, to assess the 25 Practicum tasks of your experience in a multi-age class involving observation as well as interaction;
- Each person is the manager of the 400 hours of the Internship in the Host School as you know well your availabilities. Please note that, by experience, about half of the Teacher candidates get employment in their Host schools due to their exceptional performance with the children and with colleagues.
Congregate in a residency for 80 hours with your fellow Teacher candidates
Congregate in a residency for 80 hours with your fellow Teacher candidates
- Before, after or during your Internship of 400 hours, any Teacher candidate can participate to the residency component of 80 hours. You don't have to have started or even completed the Placement portion;
- In order to earn the MACTE accredited Montessori Diploma issued by CMTEI, each Teacher candidate, who has completed all 25 sections for the Infant and Toddler Teacher Online program, 49 sections of the Early Childhood Online program or 60 sections of the Elementary Online Program, has to fully participate to the residency component during the summer at designated MACTE accredited training locations. For Early Childhood and Elementary online programs, during the summer or during six specific weekends throughout the year, you can as well be attending in the training location, as an alternative measure, be connected by Zoom to the trainer in a Montessori School near you.
- In residency, Teacher candidates spend their time to recapitulate the presentation of activities in view of Performance Examinations in each of the five classical avenues of the curriculum;
- Sessions on Peace Education, Classroom Management, Music & Movement, Music with the Montessori Bells, Folk Dances for Children and Silence Game;
- In residency, Teacher candidates complete their Residency in doing their Final Written Examination as well as their Final Practical Examiners;
- Completion of the Online Coursework, Internship and Residency experiences lead to the award of the MACTE accredited Montessori Diploma. Moreover, it is opening the doors to the child’s world for you and the Montessori world as well.
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
- Minimum 18 years of age and completion of Grade 12 (Secondary school) or equivalency;
- Computer competency (camera and microphone necessary for Zoom meetings), knowledge of Internet and document editing (especially Word and Adobe programs) as well as presentation building programs (Google slides, PowerPoint etc.);
- Online program is in English, a good standard of spoken and written English is a necessity;
- Resume, photocopy of Diploma(s) and a small picture of you (A selfie is fine);
- Background Police Check + Medical Immunisation for the Internship in the host school.
Tuition Fees
A sum of $5,800.00 ($6,000.00 minus $200.00 of Registration fees) represents the Tuition fees payable in 4 instalments: .
For Infant and Toddler:
- $1450.00 at Section 2
- $1450.00 at Section 7
- $1450.00 at Section 15
- $1450.00 at Section 22
For Early Childhood:
- $1450.00 at Section 2
- $1450.00 at Section 19
- $1450.00 at Section 28
- $1450.00 at Section 38
For Elementary:
- $1450.00 at Section 2
- $1450.00 at Section 16
- $1450.00 at Section 37
- $1450.00 at Section 52
Other costs involved include your travel and accommodation to the Residency:
Mississauga Ontario, Canada for the 3 to 6 years old, East-York, Toronto, Ontario for the 6 to 9 years old and Oakville, Ontario, Canada, for the 0 to 3 years old, the purchase of books ($80.00 + $13 for shipping, if you don't have any of the Compulsory reading books and, otherwise you will need to order/purchase the required books) approximately $100 for material making assignments and $300.00 for the Final Examination fees during the residency component. These Examination fees include the MACTE fees for certification.
Registration Online
- Find the Registration Form here
- Follow the steps, complete the Registration form, pay the Registration fees: $200.00 (with $100.00 non refundable if not showing at Section 1) included in the Tuition fees and submit.
- As soon as you receive an Acceptance Letter from the Director of the Institute, Dr. Daniel Jutras, a Usersname and a password will be attributed to get access to your documents starting excitedly by Session 1.