Modules
Montessori Educational Theory
Assignment 5a: Explore Montessori and Social Justice - contexts might include Education for Peace, Cosmic Education, Ethics, Sustainability
Assignment 5b: Independent Research - any approved research topic that follows the researchers interest, eg - education system / pedagogy comparisons
Montessori Environments
Assignment 1a: Record notes (manual) on how to present Montessori materials across 4 subjects, at least 10 materials in each subject AND present one presentation in each subject in real time
Assignment 1b: Develop an understanding the Prepared environment including curriculum delivery; characteristics of materials, 3 period lesson, friendliness with error; identifying the effect student in space, time and identity
Montessori Futures
Assignment 2a: Futures contexts may include - Te Ao Māori or other indigenous people, New Zealand (or other local) education, Global trends, the New Human, critical theory
Assignment 2b: Design your own school / centre; compare and contrast choices with contemporary practice
Montessori Philosophy and Pedagogy
Assignment 4a: Montessori biography - explore a theme that emerges from a study of the life of Montessori
Assignment 4b: Psychology - normalisation, sensitive periods, human needs, tendencies, planes of development,
Montessori in Practice
Assignment 3a: Use observations to deeply understand 4 students (over 10 observations each); Including quiescence graphs one per day, each observation should be over a 3 hour period.
Assignment 3b: Prepared adult - spiritual preparation and transformation of the adult; Teaching practice insights (observe self); Teaching Metaphor; permission to intervene