Montessori Teaching Diploma Part time

The Montessori Teaching Diploma course is FETAC approved and will qualify you to work as a Montessori teacher for 3-6 year olds. You will also be qualified as a Montessori classroom assistant, and with the help of Portobello Institute and excellent add on courses such as the Advanced Supervision in Chidcare and Special Needs courses you can also open up your own Montessori School teaching 3-6 year olds.

Qualifications gained

• Portobello Institute Diploma in Montessori Teaching Age Range 3-6 years
• FETAC Level 6 Component Certificate in the following 6 modules:
  • Educational Philosophy
  • Practical life
  • Sensorial materials
  • Language
  • Mathematics
  • Culture

Entry requirements

Entry to this course is by direct application to the college. There are no previous academic requirements.

Course structure

This is a part time course delivered one evening a week over 1 academic year.

Course content modules

1. Maria Montessori & her philosophy
   During this module you will learn and come to understand the history of Maria Montessori and her philosophy and reasoning behind "Learning by Doing".
   
   
2. Practical Life
   This module will give you the skills to prepare, demonstrate and guide a child through the learning process of every day skills, such as buckling their shoes to pouring and spooning.
   
   
3. Sensorial
   The sensorial equipment designed to compliment this module will teach you how to lay the foundations for academic learning by developing and refining their senses.
   
   
4. Language
   You will learn how to guide a child through the complexities of reading and writing to the excitement of when a child discovers they can put their thoughts down on paper.
   
   
5. Mathematics
   In our maths module you will learn through using a variety of Montessori apparatus how to not only teach a child to calculate but also to give them a lifelong understanding of how numbers function.
6. Culture
   During this module, you will be introduced to the materials and activities that will help you guide children to gain an appreciation of the world we live in.
   
   
7. Work Placement Programme
   During the placement programme of 50 hours, you will have the opportunity to put into practice the exercises and skills you will have learned during the course.
   
   

Booking

Course Cost: €2928

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Course Code	Location	Info
EMTCKFB12	Cork, Co Cork	22/02/12-19/09/12 Wed 7-10pm plus 6 saturdays: 24/03, 21/04, 12/05, 16/06, 14/07, 11/08
EMTGCFB12	Galway, Co Galway	22/02/12-19/09/12 Wed 7-10pm plus 6 saturdays: 24/03, 21/04, 12/05, 16/06, 14/07, 11/08
EMTDSFB12	Portobello Institute, Dublin 1	21/02/12-18/09/12 Tues 6.30-9.30pm plus 6 saturdays: 24/03, 21/04, 12/05, 16/06, 14/07, 11/08
EMTBLFB12	Blanchardstown, Dublin 15	22/02/12-19/08/12 Wed 7-10pm plus 6 saturdays: 24/03, 21/04, 12/05, 16/06, 14/07, 11/08
EMTDDFB12	Dundrum, Dublin 16	22/02/12-19/09/12 Wed 7-10pm plus 6 saturdays: 24/03, 21/04, 12/05, 16/06, 14/07, 11/08
EMTTPFB12	Templeogue, Dublin 16	22/02/12-19/09/12 Wed 7-10pm plus 6 saturdays: 24/03, 21/04, 12/05, 16/06, 14/07, 11/08
EMTSWFB12	Swords, Co Dublin	22/02/12-10/10/12 Wed 7-10pm plus 6 saturdays: 24/03, 21/04, 12/05, 16/06, 14/07, 11/08

Additional Course Costs

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Exam Fees:

• €125