AMI Montessori 6-12 Orientation Certificate

Course Schedule

20 August 2026 – 10 October 2026 with Rebecca Dallam

This course will be the first joint course of SMTC and the NZ training centre, Maria Montessori Education Foundation (MMEF). We excited to be working together!

Course Requirements

• 90% attendance is required to obtain the AMI 6-12 Orientation Certificate as well as completion of all other components. For attendance to be counted, students must be visible during all online sessions and actively engage in the sessions
• Complete 9 hours of Observations, 6 of which must generally be in a Montessori 6-12 prepared environment (with alternatives by discussion where this is not available to you).
• complete an observation report; 
• complete three (3) 500-word theory papers; and 
• prepare handmade materials.

How to Apply

• The course is open to all adults. There are no prerequisites.
• Applicants can register online by completing the AMI 6-12 Orientation Certificate Application Form.
• Enrolment is confirmed by the training centre once the student has signed the course agreement and associated forms.

Fees

Course fees are AU $1400 plus GST (if applicable).

Instalments plans are available.

Special New Zealand Participant Course Fee

Are you based in New Zealand? To celebrate our first joint course with MMEF and to support increased NZ participation, we are offering a special fee of NZD $1,400 for New Zealand participants for this course only. You may also be eligible for an additional NZD $300 MANZ discount which reduces the total course fee to NZ $1100.

MANZ Discount (NZD $300)
Montessori Aotearoa New Zealand (MANZ) are offering a further NZD $300 discount (covered by MANZ on your behalf) for eligible participants of this AMI 6-12 Orientation course who:

• Live in and are based in New Zealand; and
• Are either individual member or MANZ or a school member of MANZ. School MANZ members includes parents, teachers, staff members, principals, board members of a Montessori school or centre where that school or centre is registered with MANZ.

Eligible NZ participants who can access the MANZ discount will be invoiced at a highly discounted fee of NZD $1,100.

If you have queries about the discount, please email us at [email protected].

Qualification Authorising Body

The Certificate is awarded by the Association Montessori Internationale and does not form part of the Australian Qualifications Framework (or NZ equivalent).

AMI is a worldwide leader in Montessori education. Its certified training is acknowledged for its rigour and authenticity and the Certificate is internationally recognised.

The Certificate does not automatically qualify the holder to educate as a teacher’s aide or assistant in other educational settings. The state or country in which the Certificate holder wishes to work may have other requirements that must be fulfilled.

Required Reading

The following texts should be purchased prior to the start of the course from Montessori Materials Australia or from other suppliers:

• To Educate the Human Potential, Maria Montessori
  • Chapters 1- 4
• The Advanced Montessori Method, Volume. 1
  • Chapter 3 – “My Contribution to Experimental Science”
• From Childhood to Adolescence, Maria Montessori
  • Chapters 1-5
• The Formation of Man, Maria Montessori
  • Chapter 1: Revelations and Obstacles’ Discipline; Health and Deviations
  • Chapter 2: The Acquisition of Culture; The Social Question of the Child
• Education and Peace, Maria Montessori
  • Part 1, Chapter 1: Peace
  • Part 1, Chapter 3: Educate for Peace
  • Part 2, Chapter 6: Second Lecture
  • Part 2, Chapter 7: The Form Education must take to be able to help the World in our Present
  Circumstances
  • Part 2, Chapter 11: My Method
  • Part 3, Chapter 14: The Education of the Individual

Course Outline and Completion Requirements

The AMI Montessori 6-12 Orientation Certificate is awarded to those who complete all the following requirements. You must;  

• maintain a minimum 90% attendance (your camera must be on and you need to be visible to the instructor to qualify as being in attendance);  
• complete nine (9) hours of observation of children aged 6 to 12 years; (6 hours within a Montessori Prepared Environment).

• complete an observation report; 
• complete three (3) short 500-word papers; and 
• prepare handmade materials. 

• The AMI 6-12 Orientation Certificate course brochure

$1,400 plus GST (Excluding Materials and books)

GST is payable by Australian residents and non-residents located in Australia only. Non-residents outside of Australia for all parts of the course do not pay GST.