The Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute

Greetings!
Good news ! Montessori training in the Greater Montréal!
Further to your inquiry about our prospective Montessori Teacher Education Diploma
Course (Early Childhood), I am pleased to send you this informative package regarding
the program in the Greater Montreal in collaboration with two generous school
principals: Jeany Tsitsos from Heart, Mind and Soul Montessori Academy, and Khistian
Lalchan from West Island Montessori Academy.
This Montessori Teacher Education Course provides you with this very special
opportunity to gain the necessary knowledge, competence, confidence, and practical
skills to pursue a career as a “top” authentic Montessori Teacher. The Early Childhood
Teacher Education Diploma Course is a 10 month intense part-time program consisting
of a minimum of 203 hours of theoretical and very practical “hands-on” subjects as well
as 400 hours of Internship which includes 200 hours of supervised teaching practice. The
teaching practice component is conducted in a Montessori school.
From September 2016 to June 2017
Alternating Friday (6:30 – 10:00 PM) and Saturday (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM) from
September 2016 to June 2017 at both Montessori schools.
Downtown Toronto,
Downtown Montessori School,
200 Front St. West, Toronto ON
Markham,
Sunrise Montessori School,
180 Amber Street. Markham ON
East-York Toronto,
Abacus Montessori Learning Centre,
1 Credit Union Dr. Toronto ON
Mississauga,
Royal Montessori School,
2500 Mimosa Row, Mississauga, ON
Ottawa,
Westboro Montessori School,
387 Danforth Ave, Ottawa ON
As Director of the Institute, it is my privilege to be one of your Master teachers ; I
will share your training hours with Sasha Malashenko and Julie Lyras, both Master
teachers.
The preparation of a Montessori Teacher requires far more than just learning how to
prepare the learning environment and how to present activities to children. This is the
technical part. It also requires each adult to become inspired by the Montessori Spirit!
I personally received this inspiration from my own Instructor and Mentor in Italy; with
my colleagues, I look forward to sharing it with you; we hope to pass this Spirit to you!
I hope that this formative experience the Montessori Teacher Education Diploma
Course will open the doors to the child’s world for you and the Montessori world as
well.
Welcome aboard!
Québec,
École Montessori de la Colline,
1605 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec, QC
Winnipeg,
Casa Montessori and Orf,
1055 Wilkes, Winnipeg MB
Dr. Daniel Jutras, Director
Montréal,
. Heart, Mind and Soul
Montessori, Academy
. West island Montessori
Academy
Canadian Montessori
Training Centre Inc.
(Head Office)
5507 Highway 38
Harrowsmith, ON K0H 1V0
The Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute
Mailing Address: 35546 - 2528 Bayview Ave Toronto, Ontario M2L 2Y4
Tel: (416) 458-8970 Fax: 416 848-7768
www.montessori-institute.ca
L'INSTITUT QUÉBÉCOIS DE
FORMATION DE MAITRES
MONTESSORI
L'Institut québécois de formation de maitres
Montessori is a corporation (NEQ: 1170417506)
that has the Certificat d'Agrément from the
Québec Government (#0057694) to carry out
Adult Learner Montessori training in the
Province of Québec for our Early Childhood
(2½-6) Diploma Program. The Canadian
Montessori Teacher Education Institute works
hand to hand with the Institute.
The founder, Master Teacher, author and lecturer,
Daniel Jutras, has received his Montessori Teacher
Education certification from AMI (Association
Montessori Internationale) (3-6+) from Perugia,
Italy, (1987) (his trainer was the late Antonietta
Paolini who worked with Dr. Maria Montessori for
more than 22 years as her special assistant) and
from Montessori St.Nicholas Centre (Elementary /
6-12) (1989).
For the last 25 years, he has prepared more than
2000 Montessori Teacher Candidates, tutored
Montessori Teacher Education Courses in Europe,
Africa, Asia and North America and gives lectures
regularly in international Montessori conferences.
Dr. Jutras has a Ph.D. in Education from the
University of Ottawa (1979), During the bilingual
training program in the Greater Montréal, he is
assisted by Faculty members: Sasha Malashenko,
Principal of Inspiration Montessori in Vaudreuil
and Julie Lyras from Heart, Mind and Soul
Montessori Academy; both trainers hold a
Montessori Diploma and University credentials.
“The teacher’s mission has for its aim
something constant and exact, bearing in mind
the words, “He must grow while I diminish”.
Maria Montessori
Compulsory Reading
. The Discovery of the Child, Maria Montessori
. The Secret of Childhood, Maria Montessori
. The Absorbent Mind, Maria Montessori
. Montessori, A Modern Approach, Paula P.Lillard
. Maria Montessori, Her Life, Her Work, E.M
Standing
Course Level
The Montessori Teacher Education program
prepares you, adult, to accompany and guide
young children from 2 ½ through 6 in a prepared, serene and structured environment.
Admissions Policy
L'Institut québécois de formation de maitres
Montessori is open to motivated persons who
first have love, dedication and respect for the
child. The Institute accepts persons without
regard to race, colour, sexual orientation,
religion or national origin.
Montessori Diploma
Successful completion of coursework, performance evaluations, final examinations and
Internship leads to the Montessori Diploma
awarded by the Institute.
1-877-416-8970
Mailing Address: 15, Impasse du Crépuscule,
Cantley, QC J8V 0G9
www.montessori-institute.ca
Training locations
Early Childhood (2½-6)
from September 2016 to June 2017
on Friday evening (6:30 – 10:00) and
Saturday all day (9:00 – 5:00)
almost every two weeks
Two training locations:
o Coeur, Âme et Esprit Académie Montessori
9200 boulevard Pie IX Montréal-Nord, H1Z 4H7
o West Island Montessori Academy
10432 Gouin Boul West, Roxboro, QC H8Y 1W7
The Montessori training program is
offered in English as well as French
Online Registration
www.montessori-institute.ca
Registration & Tuition fees
A Registration Fee of $200.00 is required upon
application; half of this Registration Fee is
refundable or may be considered for reapplication).
The tuition fee is $6,300.00 in 10 instalments
($630.00 per month) payable to the Institute. The
first instalment is required on the first month of
tuition. A fee of $300.00 for the final exams in May
2017 is added to these fees. Receipts for Federal
Income Tax are issued. Cost of 4 books to be
obtained at the Institute is $80.00. You receive 7
outstanding complimentary Montessori Albums in
your mother tongue.
“Our teachers thus penetrate the secret of
childhood, and have a knowledge far superior to
that of ordinary teacher who becomes acquainted
only with the superficial facts of the children’s
lives.”
Maria Montessori
Aims of the Education Course (Early Childhood)
Our aim is to provide teacher candidates with opportunities and resources to gain the necessary
knowledge and practical experience to pursue a career as authentic qualified Montessori teachers. The
Institute is recognised for its high standards in Teacher Education. The demand for “Top class”
Montessori teachers is continually growing. For the past 14 years in the Greater Toronto area, 94 % of
our graduates have found employment in the many Montessori schools of the GTA and in Montreal in
2015, which sets a beautiful record for the Montréal territory.
The Montessori Diploma courses are designed to:
- Keep Montessori philosophy and respect for the children and their needs central to its purpose;
- Provide an in-depth study of the Montessori constructivist concept of education;
- Provide an optimal preparation in the practical personalized ways in which this concept can
beimplemented effectively in early childhood ;
- Provide high quality education for future Montessori teachers using Montessori’s approach,
materials and curriculum.
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Internship and Teaching Practice
Practical application in a Montessori learning environment under the guidance of a certified
Montessori teacher is required as an integral part of the Education Courses. It consists of an
Internship of 400 hours that includes 200 clock hours minimum of supervised teaching practice in
Early Childhood Education where the teacher candidate observes, assists and participates to the
dynamic process of education of the host Montessori school. Independent study, projects, material
making and research constitute the remaining hours.
The Faculty
- Director and Master Teacher: Dr. Daniel Jutras:
- Instructors in training: Sasha Malashenko and Julie
The Child
In her vision, wisdom and analytical research, Dr. Maria Montessori saw life as a continuum,
each stage evolving from the preceding one and preparing for the next. The Children’s
House lays the foundation of the inquiring mind of the 2½ to 5 year old interested in "What"
and "Where". This is the age of the inside unheard demand: “Help me to do it by myself” or the
experimenting hands: “I can do it”. However, the mind of the older child (6 to 9) functions in a
new way: "Why", "How" and "When" are the consuming questions and interests. The chil d
n o w s e e k s a n d n e e d s a n introduction to and an overview of just about everything. His/her
motto is: “The more I undertake, the more I learn”. This is the Age for Cosmic Education
and the search for new ideas and solutions in a personal, meaningful and cooperative way.
Course Outline
Montessori’s vision is that her approach of education provides “a help for life” for the child. Learning
to implement this fundamental principle is an essential part of the Montessori Diploma courses.
Instructors are committed to explain the theoretical framework for understanding the child’s
development, and the philosophical, scientific and historical foundations of the Montessori approach
and its modernity and to model the use of developmentally appropriate materials in:
 Montessori Teacher Early Childhood Education Course :
 Motor development and control of movement through daily life activities, music and rhythm
 Sensorial foundations of intellectual life
 The acquisition of spoken and graphic language
 The early awareness and preparation of the mathematical mind
 The presentation of scientific and cultural subjects
Lyras - Teaching Practice Coordinator: Julie Lyras
 Parent education and classroom management.
- Guidance Counsellor: Jocelyne Martel
 Construction of hand-made materials.
- Webmaster & Co-director of the Institute: Julien Jutras
The Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute
L'Institut québécois de formation de maîtres Montessori
2016-2017
Montreal - West End
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- Final Written Examination: 36 hours/home base from Friday evening May 19th to
Sunday morning 21st 2017
- Final Practical Examination: Saturday June 17th 2017 at the Montreal West-End
training location
The Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute
L'Institut québécois de formation de maîtres Montessori
2016-2017
Montréal _Est/East
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- Final Written Examination: 36 hours/home base from Friday evening May 19th to
Sunday morning 21st 2017
- Examen écrit de fin de parcours: entre le vendredi 19 mai et le dimanche 21
mai (36 heures depuis la maison)
- Final Practical Examination: Sunday June 18th 2017 at the Montreal East training
location
- Examen oral de fin de parcours: le dimanche 18 juin.