“Ever wondered why a Montessori education is so effective? Or wanted to be a Montessori teacher yourself? Etonkids Montessori Teacher Training Academy (EMTTA) prepares current teachers, parents and aspiring academic professionals to become internationally credentialed Montessori teachers. “

Etonkids International and Bilingual Kindergartens not only offer international standard Montessori early education in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Nanjing; we are also home to China’s first indigenous American Montessori Society affiliated teacher credentialing program. Etonkids Montessori Teacher Training Academy (EMTTA) is currently accepting applications for the 2009 summer intensive program.

With Montessori credentialed teachers in constant demand around the globe, earning your Montessori teaching credential through EMTTA can literally open a world of possibilities. EMTTA combines your love for teaching children with the skills, practical know-how, and professional expertise that come from running China’s largest family of Montessori kindergartens.

EMTTA is now offering two programs, an Infant-Toddler certification program and an Early Childhood certification program. The courses are taught by world renowned teacher-educators and conducted in either English or Chinese.

EMTTA is: 

•The first indigenous Montessori teacher education program in China 

• Accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE) 

• Affiliated with the American Montessori Society (AMS).

EMTTA faculty members will work under the supervision of Dr. Marlene Barron [USA]. With a career in Montessori education that spans over 40 years, Dr. Barron has been a teacher, teacher-educator, principal, author, and Montessori consultant in Africa, Europe, North America, South American and Asia—Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and now China. Dr. Barron’s partner is Ms Charmaine Soh [Singapore]. Ms Soh is the founding Principal of Greentree Montessori School, the founding Executive Director of the Chinese Montessori International, a trainer with the Singapore Ministry of Education, an associate trainer with RTRC, Kinderland and Frobel Academy, and a frequent contributor to newspapers such as Lian He Zao Bao in Singapore and Nan Yang Shang Bao in Malaysia. She is a popular speaker at conferences and a consultant to Kindergartens throughout Asia.

EMTTA also features Dr. Young Soon Jun [Korea]. With over 30 years of experience in the Montessori community, Dr. Jun is the founding director of the Dr. Jun Institute of Montessori Education [DJIME] and the Director of Schools in Korea. Additional instructors include Elaine Blasi [USA] and Deborah Gillespie [Canada]. Ms Blasi is currently the Executive Director and founder of Montessori Hale O Keiki School in Hawaii [2 ½ -15 year olds], is on the AMS Schools Accreditation Commission, and is the previous director of the Chaminade University Montessori Teacher Education Program. Ms Gillespie’s experience ranges from classroom teacher to university instructor to Director of the Angela Martin Montessori Training Centre in Victoria, BC. She served two terms as a Commissioner of the MACTE Commission, an international accrediting body for Montessori training centers.

The EMTTA course consists of an orientation phase and Montessori pre-selected readings, followed by intensive summer workshops, weekend seminars, and practice labs, and culminating in a student-teaching internship. The program is coupled with a strong support system to aid student-teachers along the way to becoming Montessori certified professionals. Paid internships are available throughout China for those who want to work and study concurrently.

For more information, please email emtta@etonkids.com or visit our website www.etonkids.com for the latest on happenings at EMTTA and Etonkids kindergartens.

The EMTTA early childhood program is accredited by MACTE and affiliated with AMS.