Seacoast
Center for Education The advanced Seacoast Center Montessori Elementary (9 through 12) Program is a 240 hour course designed to prepare teachers to work with children from ages 9-12 in Montessori multi-age classrooms. The course is conducted in one academic session of five weeks with two seminars during the academic year. Certification candidates who complete all course requirements and who have completed the equivalent of the Elementary I credential are recommended to the American Montessori Society for the AMS Elementary I-II credential. |
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Elementary Theory II (20) Principles of the Montessori Method for 3-9 with emphasis on the physical, social, and intellectual characteristics of children as they transition from childhood to early adolescence during the period from 9-12. Elementary Methods II (20) The characteristics of classroom environments for 9-12 year old children are reviewed, including management of practical life and academic areas. Participants will plan classroom spaces and routines and will chronicle the merits of their plans during the academic year. Elementary Language II (40) Continuation of word functions into advanced grammar and clause analysis. Reading and literature for the older child as well as expository writing and more advanced levels of written research. Spoken language and dramatic interpretation are included. Elementary Arithmetic II (40) Concrete materials address the period from achievement of abstract reasoning in whole number operations through complex operations with common and decimal fractions. Further work with squaring and square root, cubing and cube root, and operations with integers provides a strong position from which the child may explore pre-algebra. Elementary Geometry II (30)
Completion of two dimensional work, including area and characteristics of plane figures. Advanced equivalence including study of the Theorem of Pythagoras. Constructing geometric figues and consideration of the three-dimensional world in the study of volume. Elementary Biology II (20) Advanced work with cells and characteristics of diverse classifications of life on earth, which extends into the study of ecology and ecosystems. Elementary History II (20) Topics for research related to the development of humans from the development of human cultures, the development of civilizations as a result of individuals and groups meeting their fundamental needs. Content from major ancient civilizations to modern history, including sections on American history and the study of the child’s own city.
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