Educator Training at Montessori Live

    We welcome you to our course section of Montessori Live, a web-based teacher training center for Montessori education. We went live on November 1, 2006 as the first online teacher training program for Montessori teachers. We hope to reach schools inside as well as outside the U.S. who are far from live training centers, but who are committed to bringing the gift of Montessori education to children all over the world. At this time our site is English based.

    Our goal is to provide a high quality distance learning program that is both interactive and valuable to teachers.

Method and Philosophy

    Montessori is both an instructional method as well as a philosophy of teaching. One provides the content; the other provides the context. In order for your students to benefit most, you need to become the master of both.

    However, knowing how to use the materials is limited without understanding the philosophical framework of Dr. Montessori's seminal work on child development and early education. This philosophical understanding is critical even to teachers of upper elementary and secondary students. For this reason, we begin with a course in Montessori Philosophical Foundations.

    Thank you for spreading the word about Montessori Live, an adult friendly model of teacher training that will work within your personal schedule and responsibilities, as well as give you support to develop excellent Montessori environments for your students.

Kym Elder
Project Director