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MontShala Foundation Course

The starting point of the Montessori educator pathway. Learn to prepare the environment, observe the child, and present the first activities with clarity and confidence.

18 Modules IIMS Pathway 100% Online Live Q&A Sessions NEP & NCF-FS Aligned
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Foundation Course
The Foundation

Key Pillars You'll Learn in this Course

Your starting point as a Montessori educator. Learn the principles that shape Montessori practice, prepare the environment, observe the child, and present the first activities with confidence.

Pillar 1

The Absorbent Mind

The child unconsciously absorbs everything from the environment without effort or fatigue. This is why the environment matters more than the lesson.

Pillar 2

Sensitive Periods

Special time-windows when certain learning is particularly easy and joyful for the child. Miss them and the learning becomes harder. Catch them and it becomes effortless.

Pillar 3

Human Tendencies

Inborn drives to explore, work, seek order, and be independent. Montessori activities work with these — not against them. That is why children choose the work.

Meet Your Course Mentor

Dr. S. Rekha Reddy

Dr. Rekha is known for making complex ideas simple, practical, and easy to apply in real classrooms. Watch a sample lesson to experience her teaching approach before you enrol.

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Course Curriculum

18 modules. Self-paced. Watch anytime.

Module 01

Introduction

  • · Introduction
  • · Every Teacher's Dream, Every Parent's Hope
  • · Why Montshala
  • · Curriculum Overview
Module 02

Origins of the Method

  • · Origin of the Montessori Method
  • · What is Education
  • · Natural Laws of Development
Module 03

The Environment

  • · Developmental Activities
  • · Exercises of Practical Life
  • · Preparation of the Environment
  • · Preparation of Materials
Module 04

How to Give Presentations

  • · How to Give Presentations
  • · Types of Presentations
  • · Principles of Presentation
  • · Features of Presentation
Module 05

Activities with Workmat

  • · Activities with Workmat
Module 06

Activities with Chowki

  • · Activities with Chowki
Module 07

Handling Things

  • · Activities with Handling Things
Module 08

Napkins & Oilcloth

  • · Activities with Napkins
  • · Activities with Oilcloth
Module 09

Transferring & Pouring

  • · Shifting Grains with Hand
  • · Shifting with Spoon
  • · Pouring Peas
  • · Shifting Water with Sponge
Module 10

Pouring Water

  • · Pouring Water without Funnel
  • · Pouring Water with Funnel
  • · Spooning
Module 11

Care of Person

  • · Washing Hands
  • · Dressing Frames
  • · Shoe Polish
Module 12

Care of Environment

  • · Sweeping
  • · Dusting
  • · Mopping
  • · Flower Arrangement
Module 13

Sensorial Introduction

  • · Introduction to Sensorial
  • · The Three-Period Lesson
Module 14

Sensorial Materials

  • · Cylinder Blocks
  • · Pink Tower
  • · Colour Tablets
  • · Geometric Solids
Module 15

Language Introduction

  • · Sound Games & Vocabulary
  • · Classified Cards
  • · Stories & Rhymes
Module 16

Sandpaper Letters

  • · Sandpaper Letters
  • · Movable Alphabet
Module 17

Arithmetic Introduction

  • · Number Rods
  • · Sandpaper Figures
  • · Spindles
Module 18

Arithmetic Materials

  • · Teen Boards
  • · Ten Boards
  • · Bead Chains

Montessori Training Kits

Everything you need to practise

Our Montessori Training Kit helps you practise course activities with the right materials and build confidence through hands-on learning. Available at a special price for enrolled trainees only. If you already have access to Montessori materials through your school, a kit may not be required.

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What You Will Learn

After the Foundation Course, you will be able to

Understand the origin and principles of the Montessori method

Set up a child-sized, prepared environment

Present activities in all 4 curriculum areas with confidence

Observe the child and understand what each activity develops

Use control of error and sequencing for independent work

Montessori outcomes

Your Learning Pathway

This Foundation Course is the first step in the MontShala learning pathway that can lead to the IIMS Diploma.

1
Foundation
2
Intermediate
3
Advanced
4
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