0-3 Orientation Course
Course Status: Completed
Online Course
How can the caregiver best collaborate with the child when they are at play?
What about when it's time to eat, sleep, change a diaper or use the toilet?
How do they develop characteristic movement patterns and spoken language?
How can the adult foster independence and balance freedom with limit setting?
How do their brains develop and how do they come to understand their emotions and become social beings?
How can the caregiver best collaborate with the child when they are at play? What about when it's time to eat, sleep, change a diaper or use the toilet? How do they develop characteristic movement patterns and spoken language? How can the adult foster independence and balance freedom with limit setting? How do their brains develop and how do they come to understand their emotions and become social beings?
An introduction to Dr. Montessori's educational theory and practice with children under the age of three, this course is the ideal foundation for current and future parents and caregivers of all kinds. Anyone interested in human development in the critical first years of life will find this course to be eye-opening and useful.
Through lectures, discussion, observation, and targeted assignments, participants will understand the essence of the Montessori philosophy, as well as the basics of its practical application in both home and school settings. Participants who meet course requirements will receive the AMI 0-3 Orientation Course Certificate.
The Orientation Course is also an ideal primer for those who may be interested in taking the full AMI 0–3 Diploma Course (for birth to age 3). Students who successfully complete the 0-3 Orientation Course will be eligible for the Continued Training Discount and will receive prorated tuition for the 0-3 Diploma Course.
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January 8, 2024 - February 28, 2024
Monday/Wednesday Webinars | 6:00pm - 8:45pm (central time)
No Webinars on the following dates:
January 15th
February 14th
February 19th
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Application Fee: $20 (non-refundable)
Tuition: $900
*No application fee for public school applicants, email admissions@montessori-mint.org before applying.
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35.5 hours of synchronous class time
24.5 hours of asynchronous work
9 hours of observation
90% class attendance
For any questions, please contact admissions@montessori-mint.org.
Meet the Trainer
CRISTEL RUIZ holds a Master of Education in Montessori Integrative Learning from Endicott College, the AMI Assistants to Infancy (0-3) diploma from the Montessori Institute of North Texas, a Bachelor’s degree in Literature, with a focus in Education, from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, and the Montessori Core Principles Certificate from MINT. Cristel has been involved in Montessori for over twenty years as a Montessori parent to three children; an Assistants to Infancy (0-3) Guide; the creator of the Parent-Infant Program at Waypoint Montessori; the Chief Education Officer at a Montessori toy company; an AMI Trainer-in-Training with The Montessori Institute in Denver, Colorado; the Head of School at Waypoint Montessori; and the Special Projects Coordinator and Operations Manager at MINT. Cristel is an AMI 0-3 Auxiliary Trainer and an AMI-USA 0-3 Consultant.
