About Us.

The Montessori Institute of North Texas (MINT) is the outgrowth of collaboration among area Montessori schools and teachers working to establish a permanent training center for all levels of development to serve the growing need for AMI-credentialed teachers in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. MINT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, affiliated with the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI). MINT’s first series of training programs began in the summer of 2004. MINT intends to expand its service to all children through the development of related programs and networking with other like-minded organizations.

Mission Statement

The Montessori Institute of North Texas (MINT) exists to better the lives of all children through AMI approved teacher training programs and to expand the awareness of Montessori principles in society.

Vision

MINTʼs vision is to enable children to reach their full potential through Montessori education, leading to a more peaceful and harmonious world.

We Shall Walk Together

There is a long history of discrimination against people of color (BIPOC) in the United States. We are all called upon to work together to meet the huge challenges that go to the root of our existence as a nation.

  • MINT rejects the racism and deep-seated inequities that are systemic in our society. 

  • We stand in solidarity with the peaceful protestors and with all those who stand up for civil rights and human rights.

We recognize that to create change, each one of us has work to do on a continuous basis.  We recognize that even as we look deeply within ourselves, we must support all individuals in our organization -- faculty, staff, and students alike -- in doing the same. 

Our call to action is dual in nature – we must each reflect deeply on ourselves first, and then carry our realizations out into our work in society. Personal change is powerful. When change begins within an individual, an entire community can be influenced, and an entire society can be changed. As one of our MINT students has said, “I think all teachers need to be trained like this because it changes your view on the way you look at yourself. When you think about changing the whole world it’s very, very overwhelming. But now my part in this is going to be for my community and my school and to make that change very small and one child at a time.”

MINT was founded and remains grounded in the knowledge that, in Dr. Montessori’s words, “the child is both a hope and a promise for mankind,” and “it is absolutely certain that the secret of future human power lies hidden within humanity as it develops – within young people.”

  • We renew our commitment to nurture and protect that hope and promise through both individual action and social responsibility. 

  • We affirm our commitment to continue to examine ourselves and our institution to ensure that our practices reflect our founding principles. 

  • We affirm our commitment to training that begins with the “study of one’s self” and the understanding that change must begin within the individual. 

  • We renew our commitment to train teachers who will recognize and honor our common humanity and work for a better future for all our children.

  • We renew our commitment to work in this way to create a world of equity and social justice, where all children can achieve their full potential and live in peace and dignity.

Non-Discrimination Policy

MINT seeks diversity at all levels of its operation and student body. MINT admits students of any age, gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin, and sexual orientation to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to all students at MINT. MINT does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policy.