AMI’s experience in transformative courses
AMI courses are transforming experiences.
MIB supervised practice: Working with textile materials
The practical hours give the students a valuable experience under the careful guidance of the trainer.
Dialogue with Kyla Morenz, AMI trainer for 6-12 year olds
We reflect on the way in which Maria Montessori understood the child and provided experiences where learning is a consequence of development.
Why is a child allowed to choose her own work in a Montessori environment?
What are the reasons why in the Montessori environment the child’s freedom to choose the material they work with is encouraged?
Pacifiers
What effect do pacifiers have on children’s development at a young age?
The approach of enrichement of language for the elementary years
How can children’s vocabulary be enriched in the primary school?
Observation in the elementary classroom
What is observation? What is the nature of observation in the primary classroom?
Observation into practice
How can we keep track of the observations? How can we implement the results in the classroom?
Reward and punishment
What is the Montessori perspective on the reward-punishment system?
Working on the floor
What is the pedagogical meaning of working on the floor in the Montessori system?