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AMS School Membership

Administrator / Administration / Public Schools / Private Schools

Join AMS to engage with the worldwide community of Montessori schools—and to reap valuable benefits for your school.

Using Compensation, Benefits, and a Bit of Creativity to Retain Faculty and Staff

Professional Development / Administration / Private Schools / Public Schools

Attracting and sustaining qualified employees is the heart and soul of any business. This guide offers advice on retaining a great team in your school or teacher education program.

AMS School Membership

Administrator / Administration / Public Schools / Private Schools

Join AMS to engage with the worldwide community of Montessori schools—and to reap valuable benefits for your school.

The Hard Work of Public Montessori

Montessori Method / Public Schools

Why aren’t there more public Montessori schools? Reflecting on personal experiences, the author discusses the many challenges public and independent Montessori schools face, and makes the case for overcoming these difficulties.

Education for a New World: Montessori’s Tenets, a Century Later

Professional Development / Public Schools

Several points in Montessori’s philosophy are explained, including forward-thinking ideas that have yet to be incorporated into education and society.

Montessori in South Carolina: Authentic or Not?

Professional Development / Public Schools

A research study of hundreds of schools aimed to answer the question, “Can high-fidelity Montessori be implemented in public Montessori schools?”

Study Shows SC Public Montessori Students Outperform Peers

Community / Public Policy / Public Schools / School Quality / News / Credential

Despite the growth and popularity of Montessori education, there has been a dearth of research on the topic. To help address this issue, the Riley Institute at Furman University developed and implemented a 5-year study of 44 Montessori and non-Montessori public schools in South Carolina— the most comprehensive evaluation of public Montessori to date.

AMS Membership for Public Montessori Schools

Administrator / Administration / Public Schools / Private Schools

Join AMS to engage with the worldwide community of Montessori schools—and to reap valuable benefits for your school.

Choosing an AMS Member School

Private Schools / Public Schools / School Quality

Learn how AMS member schools are different from the rest of the Montessori pack. Discover our standards of quality and our school code of ethics.

Fast Facts: Public Montessori Schools

Public Schools

Find facts and figures related to public Montessori schools worldwide, including barriers to implementation and important historical dates.

Starting a Montessori School

Administration / Public Schools / Private Schools

Dreaming of founding a Montessori school? Let AMS put you on the right path. Learn about mission statements, finances, legal issues, and other considerations that will help you to start and sustain a school with a quality Montessori program. You’ll also find lists of suggested learning materials for the different Montessori classroom levels.

Montessori Public Schools

Families / Head Of School / Administrator / Administration / Public Schools

Public and charter schools with Montessori programs offer school choice for all families in our communities.

Montessori Public Schools

Families / Head Of School / Administrator / Administration / Public Schools

Public and charter schools with Montessori programs offer school choice for all families in our communities.

AMS School Membership

Administrator / Administration / Public Schools / Private Schools

Join AMS to engage with the worldwide community of Montessori schools—and to reap valuable benefits for your school.

Starting a Montessori School

Administration / Public Schools / Private Schools

Dreaming of founding a Montessori school? Let AMS put you on the right path. Learn about mission statements, finances, legal issues, and other considerations that will help you to start and sustain a school with a quality Montessori program. You’ll also find lists of suggested learning materials for the different Montessori classroom levels.