AMI Adolescent Diploma Course

Community Living Experience Requirement:

The Residential Experience is an opportunity for the candidates to live the life of an adolescent in a prepared Montessori environment. For three weeks we will learn and work in a prepared Montessori adolescent environment. The candidates will participate in all aspects of community living: cooking, cleaning, taking care of a farm/garden, animals, on-site environment, repair and maintenance, local natural resources and participating in economic activities. There will also be community activities in the evenings and  on the weekends, but there will be some down time, as well. Generally, we will work from 8:00 to 4:00ish, however, some care of the environment tasks (particularly care of animals) may require work earlier in the morning or later in the day. 

• Train Montessori is not located in this type of environment so we are working with a few different schools to be guests in their prepared environments. More information will be available soon!

Registration Information:

We realize that applicants have different abilities to pay, so we have instituted a pricing program to make the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) Adolescent Diploma Course available to as many individuals and schools as possible.

We ask that you look at the rate descriptions below, assess your financial situation, and make a determination about which rate you are able and willing to pay. We believe in this Course, the pathways it opens, and in the way it strengthens schools and our community, and we want to remove as many barriers as we can. The choice is entirely yours and in NO WAY influences the admission process or experiences during the Course itself.

Rate A: $10,000
This rate covers a portion of the direct costs of the training, though is subsidized by donations, workshops, coaching, and support from Train Montessori operations. It does not cover any organization or administrative overhead or expenses.

Rate B: $12,000 USD
This rate covers the true rate for the AMI Adolescent Training, along with a contribution towards sustaining organization overhead, some administrative costs, and continued digital build out for workshops and training.

Rate C: $14,000 USD
This is the true market rate for the AMI Adolescent Training and covers all organization expenses, as well as sustaining revenue for organization reserves, future capital improvements, and continued staff growth.

For Heads of School, Principals, Board members, our hope is with these options, the additional dollars that you would have invested will be reinvested in workshops, webinars, coaching and consulting so we all can further our positive impact with adolescents, along with continuing to strengthen our Montessori community.