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Early Childhood Certification Program -
Seacoast Schedule at a Glance 2025-2026 The Seacoast Early Childhood course is a Hybrid educational learning experience that consists of a minimum of 308 contact hours of instruction in Montessori Theory, Pedagogy, and Curricula and includes field supervision of teachers during a 540-hour practicum. Using an online learning management system, adult learners will receive blended learning instruction in person, online, and asynchronously by a team of AMS-recognized Montessori-certified educators who have successfully acted as lecturers at more than one Seacoast location and have classroom and administrative experience at the Early Childhood level. Summer Phase
Residence Location: May River Montessori 60 Calhoun Street #7014 Bluffton, South Carolina 29910 In Residence Time:
+Please note – All webinars and asynchronous work listed will require the adult learner to engage with materials, readings, videos, and/or discussion posts outside of scheduled meeting times (asynchronously). Natasha McKenzie, Director and Faculty Natasha is a teacher educator and school consultant. She has been a classroom teacher and administrator for Early Childhood and Elementary I. Natasha is a core faculty member for Northeast Montessori Institute as well as for the Seacoast Early Childhood Program. Natasha is active in AMS teacher education in the USA and Asia. LaDene' Conroy, Instructor LaDene' is past Principal of Mary Ford Elementary in North Charleston SC and Montessori and Reading Specialist and Consultant for Charleston County School District. She holds the AMS Administrators Credential and is a frequent presenter of professional development workshops and teacher education sessions. Kathleen Gasbarro, Instructor Kathy is Head of Woodside Academy in Millis MA. Kathy’s teaching experience ranges from infant and toddler through Middle School. She holds AMS Certification for Early Childhood and Elementary I. Cathy Constantine, Instructor Cathy has been a Montessori educator for more than thirty years. She holds AMS certification from 3-12 and has been a classroom teacher and administrator during that time in New England and North Carolina. |
Early Childhood 308 Course Components hours total
Educational Philosophy
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