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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.