Montessori Institute for Teacher Education

Become a Montessori Teacher

We offer two excellent MACTE-Accredited Teacher Education courses starting in September.

MACTE stands for: Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education. MACTE is the ONLY Montessori Accreditation recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.


Montessori Early Childhood Education Course (ages 2½ - 6) - MACTE-Accredited ECE

Next course starts:
September 2023 through June 2024
Tuesdays 2:30pm - 9:00pm
Details...
Early Childhood Course Application (PDF)



Montessori Elementary Education Course (ages 6 - 12) - MACTE-Accredited EL I - II

Includes both Lower & Upper Elementary Levels

Next course starts:
September 2023 through June 2024  
- Meets Saturdays 8:30am - 5:00pm for Fall, Winter, and Spring terms
- Meets every day for 2 weeks end of June, 8:30am - 5:00pm during Summer Term

Details...
Elementary Course Application (PDF)

Each course is rigorous and takes a 10 month Academic year to complete. All Montessori Academy teachers have gone through our courses, as have a large percentage of Montessori teachers in Washington state.

Advantages of an Academic Year Program:

  • Learning progresses through a regular 10-month Academic Year (September -- end of June).
  • Students may do internship during the same or the following year.
  • Students have time to assimilate the information/knowledge presented weekly.
  • Students can immediately apply what they learn in the Course to their own classroom.
    (Studies show that immediate implementation of a new skill reinforces it.)
  • Students prepare materials that become teaching tools applicable in their classroom.
  • Summer break gives plenty of time for students to prepare more materials and be ready for the new school year.

See Also:
Gallery of school pictures

  • Language - Spelling the sh phonogramEarly Childhood Course
  • Science - Electrons, protons, and neutronsElementary Course
  • Astronomy - Experimenting with the speed of planetsElementary Course
  • Biology - Lung experimentElementary Course
  • Zoology - Studying dogsEarly Childhood & Elementary Courses
  • Music - Montessori bellsEarly Childhood & Elementary Courses
  • Sensorial - Knobbed Cylinders extensionsEarly Childhood Course
  • Sensorial - Building the Pink TowerElementary Course
  • Sensorial - Matching prisms to base cardsEarly Childhood Course
  • Sensorial - Pink Tower & Broad Stairs extensionsEarly Childhood Course
  • Sensorial - Pink Tower & Broad Stairs - How beautiful!Early Childhood Course
  • Geography - Land & Water FormsEarly Childhood & Elementary Courses
  • Geography Presentation - Exploring countries & culturesEarly Childhood & Elementary Courses
  • Geography Presentation - Exploring countries & culturesEarly Childhood & Elementary Courses
  • Geography Presentation - Exploring countries & culturesEarly Childhood & Elementary Courses
  • Geography Presentation - Exploring countries & culturesEarly Childhood & Elementary Courses
  • Math - Positive Snake Game - Turn a colorful snake into a golden snakeEarly Childhood & Elementary Courses
  • Math - Thousand Bead ChainEarly Childhood & Elementary Courses
  • Math - Thousand Bead Chain with Pointer NumeralsEarly Childhood & Elementary Courses
  • Math - Convergent lines meetElementary Course
  • Math - Division of fractions can be so much fun!Elementary Course
  • Math - Finding equivalencies with small metal insetsElementary Course
  • Math - Geometric Multiplication with the Golden BeadsElementary Course
  • Math - Geometric Multiplication with the Golden BeadsElementary Course
  • Math - Geometric Multiplication with the Golden BeadsElementary Course
  • Math - Squares of numbers on the Peg BoardElementary Course
  • Math - Squares of numbers on the Peg BoardElementary Course
  • Math - Squares of numbers on the Peg BoardElementary Course
  • Math - Squares of numbers on the Peg BoardElementary Course

Our Credentials

Accredited by the
MACTE (Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education)
.

MACTE is the ONLY
Montessori Accreditation recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

MACTE
Licensed by the State of Washington and is approved as an In-Service Site for Continuing Education.
Founding member of
IAME (International Association for Montessori Education).
Approved (through our school) by the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) as an in-service agency. O S P I of Washington State