WELCOME TO THE MONTESSORI CENTER BELGRADE, SERBIA

ONLINE AMI 3-6 ASSISTANTS COURSE

June 8 - July 3, 2022
Trainer: Irene Fafalios


GOAL OF THE COURSE

The Assistants Course helps interested adults to become assistants in a Montessori Children's House. The task of the Assistant is to support and help the directress maintain equilibrium within the class, to observe, to learn when and how to intervene and not interfere, to acquire the ability to allow the children to become more and more independent, to gain knowledge of Montessori's understanding of freedom and discipline, to acquire the ability to support the development of the child by assisting the teacher.

PRICE: 400 euro

Advance of 200 Euro is payable upon application.
Second half of the payment is due before June 10th 2022.

COURSE LANGUAGE

English, with translation to Serbian

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

The course is designed for Montessori assistants already working in class, parents,  school directors, traditional or alternative systems educators and for anyone interested in learning about Montessori education.

COURSE DURATION AND DATES

50 hours of lectures
10 hours of material making
9 hours of observation.

8, 9, 10 June 5-8 pm (CET time)
Weekend  11, 12 June 7:30-11:30 am
13, 14, 15, 16 June 5-8 pm
Weekend 18, 19 June 7:30-11:30 am
21, 22 June - 5-8 pm
Weekend 2, 3 July - 7:30-11:30 am

Dates and hours might be subject to change.

APPLICATIONS

Please apply to centarmontessori@gmail.com

TRAINER - IRENE FAFALIOS

Irene Fafalios (M.A. Social Anthropology, AMI Dip. 0-3, 3-6, 6-12, EsF) lives and works in Athens, Greece, where she established the AMI Montessori training Centre - The MONTESSORI LAB, in 2002.
She is an international lecturer, AMI trainer (3-6) and examiner. She enjoys travelling and supporting her students as they endeavor to put Montessori into practice both in the classroom and beyond.
She dreams of the day when “our work will no longer be necessary, because the child will live in the freedom of his own development.”

THE COURSE CONTENT

Introduction to Montessori
The Role of the Directress
The Role of the Assistant
Overview of the Planes of Development
The Child's Mind from 0-6 years, Sensitive Periods
Order
Movement 
Language
Independence
Prepared environment
Freedom and Discipline
Social Development
Observation and its relevance 
Music and Art
Maintaining the environment

REQUIRED READING

The Secret of Childhood
The Absorbent Mind
The Child in the Family
Education for a New World

ADDITIONAL COURSE CONTENT

- Practice of basic movements 
- Essential grace and courtesy 
- Introduction of techniques for making, mending
and maintaining materials. 

REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION

Submission of three papers (500 words)
on topics set by the Trainer
Submission of observation report
Submission of handmade materials
Minimum of 90% attendance

The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) was founded in 1929 by Maria Montessori to maintain the integrity of her life’s work, and to ensure that it would be perpetuated after her death. AMI is the recognised international authority on Montessori education. During its long history AMI has fostered the growth and development of Montessori programmes and teacher training, and worked to support the development and education of children and young adults in a vast variety of settings throughout the world.