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AMI Primary (0-3) Assistants Course

This course is intended to provide an introduction to the philosophy and practice of the Montessori approach.  
 

Course units

• Introduction to Montessori

• The Role of the Directress

• The Role of the Assistant

• Overview of the Planes of Development 0-24

• The Child’s Mind from 0-6 Years

• Order

• Movement 0-3

• Language

• Independence

• Prepared Environment

• Freedom and Discipline

• Toilet Learning

• Observation

• Music and Art

• Maintaining the Environment

• Material Making Techniques

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Duration

60 hours plus 9 additional hours of observations. Specific instruction how to observe will be given during the course. 

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Certificate

This international certificate qualifies the student to work as an AMI Birth-3 Classroom assistant anywhere around the world. It is also a useful stepping-stone to the AMI Montessori Diploma and is invaluable for parents. The Certificate is awarded to students who have satisfied the 90% attendance requirements and have completed coursework to the required standard

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Photo Gallery of the AMI Assistants Course in Cairo

Teanny Hurtado

AMI Assistants to Infancy (Birth-3) Trainer

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As a daughter of Maria Teresa Vidales (Chacha Vidales, AMI Birth-3 Trainer), Teanny’s journey in Montessori began in Mexico City where she attended Montessori school from the age of 4 to 12 years. She holds her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Psychotherapy from the Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City. As an AMI Assistants to Infancy Diploma (0-3) holder, Teanny worked in Chacha’s Montessori school with this age group for more than 25 years. Here she opened the first Nido in Mexico in 1999 for babies aged 3 months old to walking. Currently she has been lecturing in courses in Mexico, China and Canada. Teanny is an AMI consultant in Mexico and the USA and gives workshops for teachers and parents. 

Next AMI Birth-3 Assistants Course: Check Back Soon!

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Previous AMI Birth-3 Assistants Course:

11th - 23rd January 2020

Sunday to Thursday 3:00 to 8:00 pm
and every Saturday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm 

Fees: EGP18,000