Montessori Elementary Level I Teacher Credential Course
Teacher Education Center San Francisco Bay Area
The Elementary Level I Teacher Credential Course prepares the adult learner for working with children six to nine years old. The length of the Elementary Level I Course is twelve months for the summer intensive schedule, and twenty-three months for the year-round schedule.
400 Academic hours and 1080 Practicum hours
Instruction is in Sunnyvale, CA for the Year-Round and the Summer Intensive Schedules. The Certificate of Completion is issued for satisfactory completion of the academic phase and the practicum phase, and American Montessori Society Elementary Level I Teacher Credential.
Elementary Level I Teacher Credential Course
The Montessori Elementary Level I Teacher Credential Course is comprised of 400 instructional clock hours and 1080 practicum hours which, when successfully completed, enables the adult learner to be awarded the American Montessori Society Elementary Level I Teacher Credential.
Instruction includes:
| Montessori Philosophy/Theory, | Child Development/Psychology |
| Observation, | Practical Life |
| Sensorial | Mathematics |
| Language Arts | Art, Music, Movement |
| Physical and Life Science | Social Studies |
| Classroom Leadership | Parent Involvement/Education |
| Administration | Practicum |
Practicum/Student Teaching
The practicum/student teaching is a necessary requirement for the successful completion of the Elementary Level I Teacher Credential Course.
The function of the Practicum Phase is to provide for the adult learner a supervised teaching/learning experience and a period of observation, internalization, and further study, to bring together the theory and practice of Montessori education.
Accreditation with MACTE & Affiliation with AMS
MTEC/SFBA is accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE, 2006 - 2013), 313 Second Street S.E. Suite 112, Charlottesville, VA 22902 - (434) 202-7793 www.macte.org
MTEC/SFBA is affiliated with the American Montessori Society (AMS, 2006 - 2013), 2116 E. 16th Street, Fl 6, New York, New York 10003-2163 - (212) 358-1250 - (212) 358-1250, www.amshq.org
Master's Degree Available
Master's degree from University of Saint Catherine is available with an additional fifteen (15) units of on-line coursework, one weekend in Saint Paul, MN, and college tuition fee of $8,000.00, upon successful completion of the Elementary Level I coursework for those adult learners that have a bachelor's degree.