Features of the program

  • Mrs. McClurkin is the former president of the Montessori Institute of America and current Educational Director.
  • She was a member of the MACTE commission for three years.
  • MTP of WA graduates are exempt from the mandatory 20 initial STARS hours for program directors and teachers in the State
  • Mr. and Mrs. McClurkin have set up more than twelve Montessori classrooms for their own students in the past thirty-five years and have assisted dozens of schools in the purchasing and sequencing of materials in various countries around the world.
  • Mr. and Mrs. McClurkin have assisted in their students setting up classrooms in Taiwan, Korea, China, the Philippines, Costa Rica, Canada and Sri Lanka.
  • They have provided training to more than 100 adults in the Philippines since 2002 and are now also training students in Sri Lanka.
  • MTP of WA students receive extended presentations in geography, history, science and music.
  • MTP of WA students know and understand the Montessori materials, due to the requirements of writing of each lesson, including a picture, in all of the areas: practical living, sensorial, math, language, cultural, art, music, movement and cooking. The students are also tested over the use of these materials.
  • Our students are experienced in the sequencing of material in each area, from simple to difficult.

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