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Elementary I
Montessori Elementary Level I Teacher Credential Course
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Year-Round:
Curriculum Practice & Philosophy:
Summer:
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:
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Biological Sciences |
Montessori Philosophy/Theory |
| Child Development/Psychology | Movement and Physical Education |
| Classroom Leadership | Music |
| Curriculum Design & Strategies | Observation |
| Early Childhood Overview | Practical Life |
| Geometry | Practicum Teaching |
| History | Physical Science |
| Language | Visual Arts and Crafts |
| Mathematics | Yearlong Project |
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.
Administrative Office: 99 Callan Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94577
Instructional Class: 790 East Duane Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Faculty: Linda Aaquist, Brigitte Frost, Ann Gavey, Thomas Lubrano, Kathy McIntosh, Wanda Whitehead
For further information:
(510) 278-1115 FAX (510) 278-1577