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Every educator at The Duluth Montessori School has completed AMI graduate work and obtained certification in the Montessori method. When you visit one of our campuses, you’ll see our teachers at work and quickly notice they aren’t the focus in their classrooms. In fact, you may have to look for them, as they’re probably busy giving lessons to a child or small group of children.
Our teachers are essentially observers, who intervene less and less as each child develops. The teacher’s primary role is to establish a calm, orderly, and cheerful environment, where children can independently develop at their own pace and rhythm.
In our primary classes for children ages 2 1/2 to 6, our teachers demonstrate the use of materials and introduce activities appropriate to each child. In our elementary classes for ages 6 to 12, children continue their work with materials, developing self-discipline as concentrated interests begin to direct learning.
Certification from the oldest and most respected Montessori authority in the world assures parents that our teachers have been rigorously trained in how to guide children through lessons, observe them at work, and intervene when appropriate. AMI certification also ensures that:
- Each classroom is completely prepared with approved materials
- Each class is well balanced with an appropriate number of diverse children to ensure social development
- The school undergoes an AMI consultation every three years
We invite inquiring parents to schedule a visit to one of our campuses and observe our teachers at work.
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DR. MONTESSORI ON THE
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"Education is not what the teacher gives; education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words but by experiences upon the environment. The task of the teacher becomes that of preparing a series of motives of cultural activity, spread over a specially prepared environment, and then refraining from obtrusive interference. Human teachers can only help the great work that is being done, as servants help the master." | |
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