Montessori Tuition And Session Dates
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The Center for Guided Montessori Studies (CGMS) offers both teacher certification and professional development programs. This page provides information on our Early Childhood (Primary) and Elementary teacher certification programs. For information on our continuing education courses for parents, teachers and administrators, please see our Professional Development section.
Our teacher certification programs are offered in either of two forms: as a Full Certicate, or as an Associate Certificate program. What's the difference? Both of these contain an online component, but the Full Certificate program also requires a small residency, or two small residencies for Elementary students. Elementary students please note: only students incapable of attending the residencies are eligible to enroll in the Elementary Associate Certificate program. For more information on the difference between the two programs, please read this page. To apply, please go here for our combined application for Primary and Elementary, Full and Associate certificate.Cohort Start Dates
The next Primary cohort will start on: June 10, 2013
We will also have a session in June.
The next Elementary cohort will start on: June 10, 2013
following 2013 cohort will start March 18. We will also have a session in June.
The next Professional Development classes will start on: June 24, 2013
Residency Dates
This program combines the online program with a 2 and a half week summer session. Dates and locations for the 2013 residencies are:
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Houma, Louisiana - June 12-28, 2013
at Messiah Montessori School: www.messiahmontessori.com
Early Childhood
Elementary I and II
Sarasota, Florida - July 10-26, 2103
at New Gate School: www.newgate.edu
Early Childhood
Elementary I and II
Glen Spey, NY - July 24-August 9, 2013
at Homestead School: www.homesteadschool.com
Early Childhood
Elementary I only
All sessions include Saturdays.
Tuition
CGMS Associate Certificate tuition is comparable to a traditional training program. Note that the Full Certificate residential programs are not guaranteed to be held at the same location from year to year, although we do try. Full Certificate tuition does not include travel, room and board. We do provide students with information packages that help them travel to and stay at the residencies.
CGMS unfortunately can not offer full scholarships, but we do offer variable pricing based on country of origin, ability to pay and the number of payments tuition is broken into. Please contact us to discuss which custom payment arrangements work best for you.
Early Childhood (3-6)
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Program Tuition Fees Associate Certificate
online only, no residency$4500
$100 application fee
$350 Professional feeFull Certificate
Includes residency tuition$5900
$100 application fee
$350 Professional fee
Elementary(6-12)
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Program Tuition Fees Associate Certificate
online only, no residency, not regularly available to US residents.$5700 $100 application fee
$350 Professional fee
$360 Early Childhood Overview (if applicant does not have early childhood certificate)Full Certificate
Includes residency tuition$7200 $100 application fee
$350 Professional fee
$360 Early Childhood Overview (if applicant does not have early childhood certificate)
Self Directed Internships
Normally students perform their internship as a classroom assistent under a lead or mentoring teacher. If a student will be responsible for being the lead teacher in a classroom while still engaging in teacher training, then she or his is considered a self-directed intern. In this situation the student will receive extra support both from a distance and in person, and may be required to perform an extended internship. The fees for this service will vary depending on the location and circumstance of the internship, but are usually around $600. Please don't hesitate to contact us to discuss any questions you have about your own situation.Residency
If you enroll in the Full Certificate then the residency cost is already built into your tuition. Otherwise, the figures below are the additional cost for attending a residency when you originally enrolled in the Associate Certificate.-
Early Childhood - $1500
Elementary - $2000
Payment Plans
CGMS is always willing to look at customizing our payment arrangements for motivated and deserving learners. Below are our standard payment plans.
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# payments Schedule One-time service fee 1 payment in full $0 6 (8 if elementary) every three months $200 9 (12 if elementary) bi-monthly $300 18 (24 if elementary) monthly $500 -
Tuition: $4500 Professional Fee: $350 Payment plan service fee: $300 TOTAL: $5150
Payments: 9
Per payment: $5150/9 = $572.22
Please understand, the service fees above are in addition to standard tuition and other fees.
Example: Sally wishes to take the Associate Primary Course, which has a tuition of $4500 and a $350 professional fee. She has decided she would like to pay bi monthly. Here is how she would calculate her tuition: