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MONTESSORI EARLY CHILDHOOD COURSE
South Shore at Bay Farm Montessori Academy
Duxbury, Massachusetts

The Northeast Montessori Institute holds accredited status from the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE Commission) for its South Shore Early Childhood teacher education course and is an affiliate course of the American Montessori Society.

Course Schedule (2008-2010)

The South Shore training schedule is a two-year program with a new Course of Study being enrolled every other year (even numbered years). The academic course work for the Early Childhood program/South Shore begins with a two-week summer session, followed by four weekend seminars scheduled throughout the year. The students then reconvene for a second two-week summer session the following summer and four additional weekend seminars during the following year. Classes are scheduled between 8:30 and 5:30 Monday through Friday during summer sessions.

Summer Phase

Dates:	First Summer: June 23 - July 3, 2008
	Second Summer: June 22 - July 3, 2009

Weekend Seminars

The academic phase also includes eight weekend seminars; four during each of the two years of training (usually October, December, February, and April of each year). Weekend seminars will begin with a morning observation of a Montessori school within proximity to Bay Farm Montessori Academy, followed by continued academic instruction. Seminars are schedule Friday morning through Sunday afternoon.

Dates:	First Year:	October 3 - 5 & December 5 - 7, 2008
		February 6 - 8 & April 3 - 5, 2009
	Second Year:	October 2 - 4 & December 4 - 6, 2009
		February 5 - 7 & April 30 - May 2, 2010

(Though infrequent, please note that seminar dates may be subject to change.)

The Student Teaching Practicum phase will be scheduled following the second summer of academic training.

All classes are held at the picturesque campus of Bay Farm Montessori Academy

Lodging and meals are not available through the Institute and are the responsibility of the student.
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STUDENT TEACHING PRACTICUM
South Shore, Massachusetts

The American Montessori Society and Northeast Montessori Institute require each Montessori teacher candidate to complete a nine-month teaching practicum in a 2.5 - 6 Early Childhood classroom. To meet the student teaching requirement for teacher certification, the student must teach in a Montessori classroom for at least a half day session for a period of nine months.

The Student Teaching Practicum will begin after the summer session, or students may wait until the completion of the academic phase. The requirement can be met in one of two ways:

Supervised Teaching Practicum

This internship is done under the direct supervision of an experienced Montessori teacher. During this practicum, a field supervisor contracted by the Institute will visit the student teacher three times during the internship year.

Self-directed Teaching Practicum

This internship involves the intern working as a head teacher in a Montessori classroom without the daily supervision of a Montessori teacher in the classroom. During this practicum the Institute requires the intern to have six visits from a field supervisor. Due to the increased cost involved in these visits, there is an additional fee of $450.00, payable during the student's practicum year.

Wherever possible, we do recommend the Supervised Student Teaching Practicum model, since we feel that the student can benefit from the daily support of a Montessori teacher. In situations where the Supervised Student Teaching Practicum model is not available, the Institute will work with the school and student to provide the best possible self-directed student teaching experience.

In most cases, student teachers are paid a salary or a stipend by the practicum school site. All such arrangements are made between the student and the school and no assurances can be made by the Institute.

The Institute will provide assistance in locating possible internship sites if requested.

Note: Students who select a practicum site located more than 150 miles from the selected training site will be charged an additional fee to cover reasonable transportation expenses associated with on-site visits.
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FINANCIAL MATTERS
South Shore, Massachusetts

Tuition payment plans are available through NMI. This information is available by calling, writing, or e-mailing the Institute. An initial deposit of $1,400.00 is due by June 1st, 2008. All student and materials fees will be deducted from this initial payment and are non-refundable.

Early Childhood Course of Study South Shore, Massachusetts	2006-2008 Rates
An initial deposit of $1,400.00 is due by June 1st, 2008. All student and materials fees will be deducted from this initial payment and are non-refundable.
Application Fee (non-refundable)	$50.00
Early Childhood Course (full tuition)	$4,000.00
Student and Materials Fees	$1000.00
Total	$5,050.00
Various payment options and methods are available. Contact the Institute for details. A service charge of $5 per payment will be added to payment plans.

Student and Materials Fees

These fees also cover the student's intern membership in the American Montessori Society (AMS) for two years and pay the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE) certification fees. These fees also cover materials provided by individual instructors, together with required textbooks and curriculum materials on CD. These fees are non-refundable.

Scholarship

The American Montessori Society offers partial scholarships. Applications are available by request through NMI, following receipt of program application, or can be found on the AMS website at: www.amshq.org. Students who choose to intern in a Montessori school in Massachusetts are also eligible to apply for scholarship through the Montessori Schools of Massachusetts (MSM).
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It is the belief of Northeast Montessori Institute that individuals wishing to undertake Montessori teacher training not be prevented from doing so due to financial restrictions. Northeast Montessori Institute is not, however, a lending institution and encourages applicants to seek alternate financing when available, as the meeting of its operating costs and salaries are based upon the responsible timely tuition payment of its students.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications to the Early Childhood Course of Study may be submitted at any time; however, those applications received after the beginning of the summer academic phase will be applied to the following academic cycle, as late enrollment is not permitted. Applications and registration materials can be received by contacting the Institute.

The Early Childhood Certification Program Application can be downloaded by clicking here.

Applications should be submitted with a non-refundable application fee of $50.00. All applications will be promptly processed and forms for letters of Recommendations and a Personal Statement will be sent. Official transcripts of all higher education will need to be submitted.

Official transcripts (and not copies) of higher education will need to be submitted to the Institute. Students may be admitted into the Early Childhood course of study who do not hold a Bachelor's degree or higher. Upon the successful completion of the program, the student will be awarded the AMS Associate certificate. This credential may be up-dated through AMS to the full certificate upon the successful completion of a Baccalaureate degree.

Applicants holding international educational credentials and/or credentials printed in a language other than English will need to have the credential(s) officially evaluated and/or translated. This may be done through World Education Services (WES) or another comparable organization. Information and an application can be found on the web at: www.wes.org.

You will need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 to read application files.
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