About the North American Montessori Center
North American Montessori Center has been in operation
since 1996, providing professional distance education
programs to educators throughout North America and around
the globe. We take pride in knowing that our graduates
are extremely successful in acquiring employment in Montessori
environments.
Parents today insist that their children's childcare
environments provide positive, stimulative education
as part of a balanced program. That is why Montessori-trained
educators are in high demand worldwide. Our programs
are recognized by Montessori schools everywhere
that are seeking well-trained, professional Montessori
educators. We have graduates from every state in the
USA, every province in Canada and in over 90 countries
worldwide.
Our distance education programs are flexible and financially
manageable. With a half-hour study time per day, five
days per week, our students can successfully complete
their Infant/Toddler or Preschool/Kindergarten diploma
program within seven months and their Elementary program
within nine months.
The
Founder
Dale Gausman's career in education spans over 20 years.
He has taught preschool to grade 12 in Canada and the
U.S.A. Since 1985, Dale has established several successful
schools in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia.
He received his B.Ed. from the University of British
Columbia in 1980, his Montessori Diploma in Vancouver
(A.M.I.) in 1985, and his Early Childhood Education
Diploma in 1986. To enrich his own knowledge of early
childhood education, in 1996 Dale Gausman completed
his sixth year of Educational Studies with Portland
State University.
Dale founded Cornerstone Montessori School (Preschool
to Grade 7), which operates under Class 1 designation
- the highest rating awarded by the provincial Ministry
of Education. The North American Montessori Center, founded in 1996, provides Montessori
teacher education that is recognized in schools throughout
North America and abroad.
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