Prerequisites

Preparation For The Academic Phase

1. Begin the online Overview course (required for all adult learners without previous Elementary Montessori training and credential). Adult learners will receive information to begin the Overview course as soon as their application is accepted. The final deadline will vary by section. The current 2024 – 2025 section closes on June 1, 2025. It may be competed at the adult learner’s convenience. It is recommended, though not required, that this course be completed before Summer 1. Required books:

• The Secret Of Childhood by Maria Montessori
• The Discovery Of The Child by Maria Montessori

2. Books to purchase, read, annotate, and bring to in-person Summer 1:

• Brainstorm: The Power And Purpose Of The Teenage Brain by Dan Siegel
• The Child is the Teacher by Cristina de Stefano
• Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond

3. Articles to download, read, annotate, and bring to in-person Summer 1:

• Community And Engagement: Restoring The Process By Marta Donahoe
• Listening Project By Marta Donahoe
• Clark Montessori Preparing Students For Life After High School By Elizabeth Conkin
• The Way We Gather By Marta Donahoe
• Lasting Peace The Work Of Education By Marta Donahoe
• Liberty And Hope For The Adolescent: Valorization Of The Personality By Marta Donahoe
• Where Is Everybody: Valorization In A World That Could Be By Marta Donahoe
• Widening The Circle By Marta Donahoe
• What’s The Difference? Best Practices And The Montessori Secondary Program By Marta Donahoe

4. Watch all of the short videos located here before in-person Summer 1

Preparation For The Academic Phase

1. Admissions interview with Low-Residency cohort director

2. Begin the online Overview course (required for all adult learners without previous Elementary Montessori training and credential). Adult learners will receive information to begin the Overview course as soon as their application is accepted. The final deadline will vary by section. The current 2024 – 2025 section closes on June 1, 2025. It may be completed at the adult learner’s convenience. It is recommended, though not required, that this course be completed before Summer 1. Required books:

• The Secret Of Childhood by Maria Montessori
• The Discovery Of The Child by Maria Montessori

3. Online Introduction to Secondary Montessori course (required to begin any academic coursework)

4. Books to purchase, read, and annotate for use in online Minimesters I-III. You will also bring these to in-person Summer 1. All other required books and materials will be provided during in-person coursework.

• Children Of The Universe, Cosmic Education In The Montessori Classroom by Michael and Neil Duffy
• Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach To Education From Birth To Adulthood by Paula Polk Lillard
• Brainstorm: The Power And Purpose Of The Teenage Brain by Dan Siegel