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The
Centre for Educational Research & Developmental Studies,
(CERDS), offers a comprehensive, on-line &
postal (6 months) and regular class room (1 year) course
in Montessori Teacher Training for those wishing to work
with, or be in charge of Montessori house of children in
the age-group of 3 to 6 years. Graduates are awarded a Montessori
Teaching Diploma for the Pre-school level i.e. Casa
de Bambini.
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Our
professional correspondence diploma programs offer our students
the freedom and time to acquire Montessori training and
diplomas that they might otherwise be unable to receive.
Distance Studies is available to anyone in any country around
the world. Tutors guide students through course material,
which students study at home in their own time. Many students
make use of e-mail to correspond with tutors and all students
have the facility to interact with the tutors through the
discussion forum and chat facility on our website.
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The
Course material comprises of 4 sections, as follows:
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Section
I - Child Psychology (2 parts)
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Section
2 - Montessori Philosophy (2 parts) |
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Section
3 - Montessori Methodology (3 Parts) |
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Section
4 - Organization & Administration of a Montessori
School (1 part) |
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The
course materials guide you through and at the end of each
module; you are required to submit an assignment, which
is subsequently evaluated and graded. You may start the
distance learning course at any time (in other words, there
is no specific beginning to the academic year) and however
there will be due dates for your assignments - you will
be required to submit the assignments of each module in
thirty days time. Once you have completed an assignment,
it must be clearly marked and sent (via post, or e-mail)
to your tutor, who will mark it and notify you of your grade
and any comments that the tutor may have.
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The
course does not have a final exam. Once you have completed
all eight assignments and two test papers, you will receive
a diploma, which reflects an average of all the grades you
have achieved. In other words, your abilities are assessed
by continuous evaluation of your work. The Diploma certificate
will be issued to students who complete the course and have
a pass grade in both test papers, within one month of completion
of course. We believe that this is by far the most up-to-date
and most comprehensive distance-learning course in Montessori
teaching methods available anywhere in the world.
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"We
must help the child to act
for himself, will for himself,
think for himself; this is the art of
those who aspire to serve the spirit."
- Education for a New World
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Students
are allowed three months to one year in which to complete
the course. On average, students complete the course in
six months by putting in 1-hour study per day. However,
the course may be done on a fast track mode and completed
in 3 months, too. The course automatically expires at the
end of one year from the date of joining. Extension of 6
months may be given under special circumstances, and subject
to an extension fee. |
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Followed
up by observation and training in a proper Montessori environment
this course will equip you to work in, or run a Montessori
House of children of your own. As a supplement to the course,
we offer five-day workshops in various Cities, to demonstrate
the Montessori tools. Details of the workshop would be put
up on the website by 30th of January each year. |
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Diploma
in Montessori Teacher Training (Online)
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Studies is available for the first time from January 2005
to anyone in any country around the world. Students download
course material via the Internet and tutors guide them through
course material. This program includes all the literature
and instructional materials needed to complete the course.
Students make use of email to submit assignments and correspond
with tutors. We have a chat facility at fixed times, and
you could interact with your personal tutor during that
time. You could also interact with other students and faculties
by posting comments and statements on the discussion forum
so that other participants and the faculty could comment
on your observations. |
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| The
course aims to train people, in the comfort of their own
homes, without pressure, at their own pace, the skills of
teaching young children in the Montessori method for the
21st Century. Upon enrolling, you are assigned a personal
tutor, whom you may contact (by fax, phone, or E-mail: mypersonaltutor@cerds.com
) if you require any advice or assistance.). The course
content, eligibility and criteria for award of Diploma remain
same as that of the Postal course. |
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Diploma
in Montessori Teacher Training (Regular)
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| (Full-time
Studies are available at Kottayam, in India only, at the
moment). Students are required to attend the college three
days a week, from 10.00am to 1.00pm during two terms. Our
esteemed faculty will guide you through theory and philosophy
of Maria Montessori and child psychology. There will also
be inputs in the form of guest lectures, supervised practice,
material making, observation of children in the Montessori
house and teaching practice. This ten-month course will
start in the month of July, every year, to be completed
by April, the following year. Accommodation can be arranged
for outstation & overseas students. |
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"....you
yourselves must be filled
with wonder and when you have
acquired that, you are prepared."
- Montessori, Her Life and Work
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HANDS
ON TRAINING |
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| CERDS
organizes one month long observation and training to deserving
students, in reputed Montessori Houses in India, as part of
the curriculum of the regular course. |
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PREPARATION
OF MANUALS |
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The
superb, curriculum manuals are prepared, with the guidance
of the instructor, to become your lifetime teacher resource
guide. |
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AWARD
OF THE DIPLOMA |
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The
Diploma is awarded on satisfactory completion of the course,
which is assessed by: Written coursework, set throughout
the course in the form of tutorials at the end of each semester.
Production of reference files on the practical materials.
Making of language and cultural teaching materials. Semester
exam results. Detailed observations of children & submission
of Internship Report.
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Passing marks must be obtained on written examinations conducted
by the Examiners. Admission to the training course does
not guarantee certification. The examination may only be
taken twice. The diploma will help you to get a job in India
and around the world.
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PLACEMENT
GUIDANCE
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Most
of the students who pass out from CERDS find immediate employment,
on their own, either in the Montessori Houses where they
intern or in schools in their home towns. The demand for
Montessori trained teachers is large and even ordinary schools
prefer to take Montessori qualified teachers for their pre-school
division. CERDS has a placement cell, which assists students
in finding suitable employment around the globe. Interested
candidates may register their name for placements in India
and abroad. |
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