In the past few days, the trainees of Montessori educational differentiation course age group 3 – 6 years, organised by the’ National Montessori Organisationin collaboration with the’Oxford Cultural Association (Charity), they have successfully passed the final exam.

And so the second of three intense and fruitful courses dedicated to training in differentiated teaching in the method inspired by Maria Montessori has come to an end.

The 2019 three courses of Montessori differentiated instruction

The National Montessori Opera, a moral entity with legal personality, accredited for Montessori Training by the Ministry of Education, University and Research, indeed inaugurated in Lecce in March 2019, in collaboration with the Oxford Association, well 3 training coursesthe Montessori specialization course for early years educators (300 hours); the Montessori teacher training course for Nursery teachers (500 hours) authorised by the MIUR with DM. 62 of 18/07/2012 and the Montessori didactic differentiation course for Primary school teachers (550 hours) authorised by the MIUR with DM. 63 of 18/07/2012.

Lessons were held in person from March 2019, before moving online due to the epidemiological emergency that affected Italy and the entire world.

The exam

Due to the ongoing health emergency, the exams for the 3–6 year old course were also necessarily held online.

At the agreed date and time, the trainees connected to Zoom platform with the commission composed of the Director of the courses and manager of the Oxford International Montessori School, Emanuele Sponsiello, the Scientific Coordinator and Educational Director of the Oxford School, Anna Grazia Buttazzo, the MIUR inspector, Professor Cataldo Rusciano, and the teachers involved in the training course, namely Fernanda Bernabei, Donata Bruno and Tommaso D’Auria.

Great satisfaction for the participants and for those who ensured the optimal running of the courses, despite the fact that it's not exactly a rosy period.
The exams for the course dedicated to the 6-11 age group will be held in April.

With all activities concluded, the National Montessori Opera together with the Oxford Cultural Association will be able to give the Sign-ups are now open for the new training courses.