The Montessori Teacher Education Center USA On Line (MTEC USA On-Line) is a Montessori Teacher Credential Center for on line courses in Elementary Level I, and Elementary Levels I – II dedicated to advancing the legacy of Montessori’s philosophy and pedagogy with an eye to the future.
INTRODUCTION
HISTORY, MISSION, PURPOSE, AND OBJECTIVE
The Montessori Teacher Education Center USA On Line (MTEC USA On-Line) is a Montessori Teacher Credential Center for on line courses in Elementary Level I, and Elementary Levels I – II dedicated to advancing the legacy of Montessori’s philosophy and pedagogy with an eye to the future.
MTEC USA On-Line was established in 2025 with the Elementary Level I - II courses. MTEC USA On-Line plans to subsequently establish the Early Childhood Level, the Infant & Toddler Level, and Administration Levels. The Elementary I and Elementary II Level Courses are schedule as both a summer intensive and a year- round schedule.
The administrative office is at 7818 Tulear Street, Reno, NV 89506.
This Student Handbook is for the Elementary Level I Teacher Credential Course, which prepares the Adult Learner for working with children six to nine years old (6 - 9) as a Lead Teacher/Guide. The length of this Course is twelve months for the summer schedule, and twenty-two months for the year-round schedule.
The mission of the MTEC USA On-Line is to provide Montessori elementary courses that lead to employment as a Lead Teacher/Guide in a Montessori educational setting at the elementary level, empowering the adult learner to build a better world through Montessori philosophy and education in an equitable, anti-biased, and culturally responsive manner.
The purpose of the MTEC-SFBA is to create, to establish, and to provide an independent non-profit educational resource for the advancement of education and for scientific purposes, to improve ways of assisting children in their learning, and where development can be explored, demonstrated, and implemented.
The objective of the MTEC-SFBA is to provide a growing and developing quality of Montessori Lead Teachers/Guides. This objective is met by providing quality teacher preparation courses that meet the high teacher credential requirements of the American Montessori Society (AMS), and the Montessori Accreditation Commission on Teacher Credentialing (MACTE) in the Commissions delineated competencies.
This Student Handbook contains detailed information regarding the Elementary Teacher Credential Course that prepares Adult Learners to work as a Lead Teacher/Guide with six to nine years old (6 - 9) children.