Montessori Teacher Certification through Collin College

Collin College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Instructor: Deborah Herrington

All registration through Collin College in person, by phone at 972-985-3711 (Collin College Registrars office), or online only at www.mylearning.collin.edu. For online registration You will need to contact CEhelp on the new website or call the registrars office to obtain your “T or X” number that serves as your new student ID number. Once you get your number, it will be easy to enroll.

For questions email the Instructor Deborah Herrington at behdebo@aol.com

NOTE: All Classes offered online through Zoom or at Collin College, 4800 Preston Park Blvd., Plano, TX 75086

Enrollment is open for these courses: Scroll down for more information.

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The Montessori Primary Teacher Training Program is rooted in the traditional concepts developed by Dr. Maria Montessori and in her belief that,

“there are many who hold as I do, that the most important period of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six. For that is the time when man’s intelligence itself, his greatest implement is being formed.”

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  • This 120-hour certification program is designed to prepare individuals for instructional positions within primary Montessori programs and schools (3-to 6-year olds).

  • Instruction focuses on classroom management techniques, child development, and the Montessori philosophy.

  • The program is presented in five, 24-hour modules. The first hour of each class session will be devoted to the study of Montessori philosophy and classroom management techniques.

  • Modules are offered twice a year in person and online. Modules may be taken in any order.

Module 1: Practical Life Exercises

The first module in the Montessori Pre-Primary Teacher Training Program focuses on curriculum activities designed to prepare the child for real life experiences and to develop the child's independence and self-confidence. The individual exercises develop the child's hand-eye coordination, large and small muscle control, care of self and the environment.

Module 1: Practical Life Exercises 2/27/2025 - 4/10/2025 6-10 pm Thursday Evenings CDEC 1071-001 **ONLINE

**No class the week of spring break in March 2025

Module 2: Sensorial Exercises

The second module of the Montessori Pre-Primary Teacher Training Program focuses on curriculum and exercises to introduce the young child to his five senses and assist him in developing these senses to observe and make discoveries in learning. We will use didactic materials to develop the child’s thought processes and investigative techniques in order to develop within the child, skills needed to educate himself.

Module 2:   Sensorial Exercises    4/17/2025 - 5/15/2025 6-10 pm Thursday Evenings CDEC 1072-001 **ONLINE

**This course will meet one Wednesday night on 5/14/24 from 6:00-10:00pm

Module 3: Language Exercises

The third module of the Montessori Primary Teacher Training Program is centered on the language materials and exercises offer a systematical breakdown of the essential elements of reading, emphasizing the fundamentals of the phonics approach. The individual exercises develop the child's vocabulary, writing and reading skills. The exercises include a variety of gross and fine motor skill activities that help the child to develop hand and eye coordination used in the formation of letters for writing.

Module 3:   Language Exercises    1/13/2025 - 2/17/2025 6-10 pm Monday Evenings CDEC 1073-001  **ONLINE

**Observance of Martin Luther King Day (Mon., Jan. 20th) – Mon. class will meet on Wed, 1/22  

Module 3:   Language Exercises    1/14/2025 - 2/18/2025 6-10 pm Tuesday Evenings CDEC 1073-002  **ONLINE

Module 4: Math Exercises

Instruction in the fourth module of the training program focuses on activities and exercises that introduce the child to counting, the numerical symbols, and the four basic mathematical operations. These concepts are introduced to the child through the use of concrete materials. The child obtains a visual concept of the math operations which builds a foundation for higher level mathematical concepts for further studies.

Module 4:   Math Exercises    2/24/2025 - 4/7/2025 6-10 pm Monday Evenings CDEC 1074-001  **ONLINE

Module 4:   Math Exercises    2/25/2025 - 4/8/2025 6-10 pm Tuesday Evenings CDEC 1074-002  **ONLINE

**No class the week of spring break in March 2025

Module 5: Geography/Cultural

Instruction focuses on exercises that introduce the young child to his own environment and culture and then expands to other countries and cultures throughout the world! This study begins with introducing the child to a series of globes, and terms such as continents and oceans, etc. The child furthers his studies with the use of puzzle maps, flags, land forms, classified nomenclature cards, and basic science concepts as well as the basic study of botany and zoology.  The studies of within the Cultural exercises are endless!

Module 5:   Cultural Exercises    1/16/2025 - 2/20/2025 6-10 pm Thursday Evenings CDEC 1075-001

Module 5:   Cultural Exercises    4/14/2025 - 5/12/2025 6-10 pm Monday Evenings CDEC 1075-002

**This course will additionally meet one Saturday morning on 5/10/24 from 8:00am-12:00pm

Module 5:   Cultural Exercises    4/15/2025 - 5/13/2025 6-10 pm Tuesday Evenings CDEC 1075-003

**This course will additionally meet one Saturday morning on 5/10/24 from 8:00am-12:00pm

Tuition and Registration

Tuition for each module is $300 through Collin College, Plano, TX.

The written and oral exams are offered after you have completed all modules.

The oral exam testing fee of $100 is required prior to scheduling the test time.

All classes meet at Collin College, Courtyard Center. 4800 Preston Park Blvd., Plano, Texas 75093

You can register by phone or online: (972) 985-3711  or  www.collin.edu/ce/register                                                                                             

For more information email:  Instructor Deborah Herrington at behdebo@aol.com