The 2024 METTC courses will be open for enrollment on December 15, 2023. Here are the METTC course tracks leading to Certification.
Elementary I (6-9)
Elementary II (6-12)
Elementary II Standalone(9-12)
Elementary II (9-12 for holders of Elementary I Ceritficatiion)
Click here for details on applying for the 2024 training sessions
METTC Board of Directors Expands
Since its founding in 2013, METTC has been governed by a Board of Directors made up of faculty members and staff. This fall, we have expanded the board to include three individuals who have extensive experience with Montessori practice and board governance. We are delighted to welcome them to the METTC family and to introduce them to all of our readers.
Mary Ellen Kordas
Pat Werner
Jasmine Williams
Other Board Members
Mary Ellen's career in Montessori education spans 40 years. She served as board president of the American Montessori Society (AMS) She also provides consulting services to schools, boards and staff through MEK Montessori Consultants and was the founding president of the board of a Montessori Charter School in Vista California. She is on the Board of Directors of Montessori School of Denver. She is the recipient of the AMS Douglas M. Gravel Award which acknowledges those whose generosity has contributed to the sustainability and growth of Montessori
Pat's accomplishments cover her experience as a Montessori teacher, Head of School, Director of Training Programs and member of AMS boards. Her undergraduate degree is from Drew University and her Masters in Education from Western Connecticut University. She has served as the Head Early Childhood teacher at Brooklyn Heights Montessori school, Head Lower Elementary Teacher at Washington Montessori School where she also served as Head of School for almost 40 years. She has also served as the Director of the Center for Montessori School Management at CMTE/NY and founding member and periodic officer of Montessori Schools of Connecticut.
Jasmine provides race and equity guidance and education, and delivers Montessori theory and practice instruction for the NCMPS Montessori Teacher Residency for the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector (NCMPS). Jasmine holds an AMS Early Childhood credential and a M.Ed. in TESOL, Literacy, and Culture. She has worked in bilingual Montessori programs for 12 years, including 8 years in a public program, as a classroom teacher, reading interventionist, Montessori coach, and academic director. Jasmine considers herself a citizen of the world, having lived/volunteered in and traveled to 48 countries around the globe, most recently returning from four years in China. She is passionate about equitable and joyful Montessori education, and her dream is to bring free, socially justice centered Montessori training and education to marginalized communities throughout the world. Jasmine is currently earning a doctorate in Education for Social Justice at the University of San Diego with the desire to add to this body of knowledge in teacher training.
With these additions, the METTC board now has 14 active members. Here are the existing members.
Officers
President. Biff Maier
Secretary. Sheila Reed
Treasurer. Seth Johnson
Directors
Robyn Breiman
Michael Duffy
Elizabeth Hoffman
Vanessa Rigaud
Nancy Schlussel
Mary Velasquez
David Wilkins
Joel Wilkinson
