In the US (and I think in the world) the "real" Montessori comes with
a certification from AMI (see http://www.montessori-ami.org/). The
problem is that Dr. Maria Montessori didn't apply for any trademarks
on her name or product, so anyone can use the name. AMI was started
when they realized this was a problem. I was trained as a Montessori
Pre-Primary teacher at one point, in case you were wondering how I
knew this.
Looks like in India they only list the following:
AMI Affiliated Montessori Society
Secunderabad
India
which is at the following address:
235, Marredpally
Secunderabad 500 026
No phone (sorry).
Its possible that if you contact these folks they can direct you to
schools in India that they feel are doing the "real" thing.
Having said all of this, there are probably acceptable schools in
India who haven't sought this certification (its expensive and a pain
in the neck). In the US there is an entire alternate certification
that is more permissive about use of materials not designed by Dr. MM
herself but still beneficial to children.
Danese
On Apr 17, 2007, at 1:34 PM, Thaths wrote:
I've seen many schools in India that claimed to be Montessori schools.
However, they seem to be following the same curriculum and processes
as any other school. Have any of you heard of /real/ Montessori
schools in India? I am especially interested in ones in Mumbai and
Chennai.
Thaths
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