{"id":1,"date":"2024-03-12T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T01:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/?p=1"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:29:10","slug":"diploma03coure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/index.php\/diploma03coure\/","title":{"rendered":"For English speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\uff1cCertificate Course\uff1e<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nThank you for your interest in our orientation course.<br \/>\nThe orientation course is open to fluent Japanese speakers only.<br \/>\nParticipating in discussion groups is a requirement of our orientation certificate course.<br \/>\nIn order to guarantee the quality of these discussions it is a condition that each participant is a fluent Japanese speakers.<br \/>\nWe appreciate your understanding and cooperation.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\uff1cAMI 0\u20133 Diploma Course\uff1e<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Applications for this course will be accepted in October.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We welcome English speakers to our diploma courses.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\">Montessori Training of Akiruno Japan<br \/>\nAMI 0\u20133 Diploma Course for 2025<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-111\" src=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/maria-montessori_s.jpg\" alt=\"maria-montessori\" width=\"800\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/maria-montessori_s.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/maria-montessori_s-600x240.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/maria-montessori_s-768x307.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>\u25c6 AMI Montessori 0\u20133 Diploma Course<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe 0\u20133 Diploma Course, recognised by the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), trains adults to work with children under three years of age.<br \/>\nThe Montessori Assistants to Infancy Training began in 1947 in Rome. Based on thousands of hours of observation of infants and very young children, the work predated many contemporary findings, including self-hypnosis for childbirth, gentle birth, the awareness of infants, the importance of touch and communication, as well as language, music and joy in the environment. Open space and interesting objects encourage free movement and exploration. Special clothing, furnishings and toys made with careful attention to detail are designed in response to the observed needs of the infant. A to I students are prepared to work with parents perinatally, to assist with the infant at birth, to prepare beautiful and responsive environments, and to work in infant and toddler communities in schools, day care settings, hospitals and wherever children under age three are found. It is a course of great benefit, not only for people who work with children, but also for those interested in raising children.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>\u25c6 Period of the course<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>May 10, 2027 \u2013 June 2, 2028 (about 13 months)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>\u25c6 Course Venue<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-938 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-3.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"1920\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-3.png 1920w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-3-600x150.png 600w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-3-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-3-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-3-1536x384.png 1536w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-3-1320x330.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nCasa di tutti Akiruno<br \/>\nAddress: 3-7-6 Akigawa, Akiruno-city, Tokyo, JAPAN<br \/>\n*around 10minutes walk from Akigawa Station on JR Itsukaichi Line<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d6477.3935690824055!2d139.285392!3d35.733675!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x601921a141c4b897%3A0x29031fe8a8e9ae4d!2z44GC44GN44KL6YeOIOODouODs-ODhuODg-OCveODvOODqiDjg4jjg6zjg7zjg4vjg7PjgrDjgrPjg7zjgrk!5e0!3m2!1sja!2sjp!4v1666234292632!5m2!1sja!2sjp\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>\u25c6 Contents of the course<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nMontessori Training Centre of Akiruno<br \/>\nLearning the presentation of Montessori materials in the prepared environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Prepared Environment in the course]<\/strong><br \/>\n\u30fbNido \u2014 Environment for children from 2 months old to 14 months old<br \/>\n\u30fbInfant Community \u2014 Environment for children from 14 months old to 2\u00bd to 3-year-old<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Principal Lectures]<\/strong><br \/>\n\u30fbMontessori pedagogy<br \/>\n\u30fbHome environment<br \/>\n\u2014 from birth till 3-year-old<br \/>\n\u30fbMaterial for Psycho-Sensory Motor Development<br \/>\n\u2014 from birth till 2\u00bd to 3-year-old<br \/>\n\u30fbThe Foundation of Personality development<br \/>\n\u30fbMedical<br \/>\n\u2014 Anatomy, Physiology, Obstetrics, Nutrition, Hygiene<br \/>\n\u30fbCommunities<br \/>\n\u2013 practical life and language<br \/>\n\u2014 pre-birth till 2\u00bd to 3-year-old<br \/>\n\u30fbObservations<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Time Table and procedure]<\/strong><br \/>\nThe lectures are given in English with a Japanese interpreter\/translator.<br \/>\nThe course will be composed of Lectures, Practical Sessions, Observation and Student Teaching in classrooms (such as nurseries).<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 82.75862068965517%; height: 240px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" colspan=\"3\">* Number of hours for Observation and Student Teaching<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#F0F8FF\"><strong>Age<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#F0F8FF\"><strong>Observation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#F0F8FF\"><strong>Student Teaching<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#F0F8FF\">Birth &#8211; 8wks.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">50 hrs.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">\u30fc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#F0F8FF\">8wks. &#8211; 1y\/o<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">100 hrs.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 52px; text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\">20 hrs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#F0F8FF\">1 &#8211; 3y\/o<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">100 hrs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#F0F8FF\">Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">250 hrs.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.333333333333336%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">20 hrs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>\u25c6 Course Schedule<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>1st Block:<\/strong>\u00a0 Lectures<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">[Online]<\/span> May 10, 2027 (Monday) \u2013 May 27 (Thursday) \u2013 3 weeks<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">[Face-to-face]<\/span> June 7, 2027 (Monday) \u2013 July 2 (Friday) \u2013 4 weeks<\/p>\n<p><strong>2nd Block:<\/strong>\u00a0 Lectures &amp; Practical Sessions<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">[Face-to-face]<\/span> Sep 27, 2027 (Monday) \u2013 Oct 22 (Friday) \u2013 4 weeks<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">[Online]<\/span> Nov 1, 2027 (Monday) \u2013 Nov 11 (Thursday) \u2013 2 weeks<\/p>\n<p><strong>3rd Block: <\/strong>\u00a0 Lectures<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">[Online]<\/span>  Feb 7, 2028 (Monday) \u2013 Feb 17 (Thursday) \u2013 2 weeks<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Block:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nLectures &amp; Practical Sessions &amp; Examinations (written \/ oral)<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">[Face-to-face]<\/span> May 8, 2028 (Monday) &#8211; June 2 (Friday) \u2013 4 weeks<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">*The 7-week online period is from Monday to Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with Zoom lectures.<br \/>\n*The face-to-face period is from Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with lectures and practical.\u2028*Japanese national holidays may not be days off.<br \/>\n\u2028*During periods without lectures, there will be question-and-answer sessions approximately once a month. \u2028*The following assignments must be completed during the approximately 13-month course period.<br \/>\n\u30fbObservation \/ Material making \/ Album making \/ Teaching practice<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>\u25c6 Diploma<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe students who complete the course requirements, including passing the written and oral examinations, will receive the 0-3 diploma of the Association Montessori Internationale.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>\u25c6 Director of Training<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-118\" src=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SARA.png\" alt=\"SARA\" width=\"400\" height=\"323\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Sara Brady<br \/>\n(AMI 0-3 Trainer) Sydney, Australia<\/strong><br \/>\nSara holds AMI diplomas at both Assistants to Infancy and Children\u2019s House levels. She has a Masters in Education from Loyola College in Maryland.<br \/>\nSara has worked extensively in a variety of Montessori settings: long-day care, pre-school and Montessori in the home. She has enjoyed working in Nido and Infant Communities as well as parent-infant classes. Sara lives in Sydney, Australia with her husband and three children. Sara is qualified as an AMI Assistants to Infancy trainer and is also an examiner at this level.<br \/>\nShe conducts teacher training internationally and is the currently the Director of Training in Dallas, China, Sydney and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Translator:<br \/>\nTakako Fukatsu : An AMI recognised Montessori Teacher and works as a translator for the Montessori Teacher Training course in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Course assistant:<br \/>\nAi Sato : AMI recognised Montessori Teacher<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>\u25c6 Qualifications for applicants<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nEducationally qualified people and those who work in a kindergarten or nursery and nursery teachers.<br \/>\nThose who graduated from university or college, or are due to graduate in the following spring of the application year.<br \/>\nThis course requires particular abilities, and personalities with sincerity, creativity, observation skills and understanding. We will consider some exceptions to the academic qualifications.<br \/>\nA certain level of computer skills will be required.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals who can stay in Japan during the Face-to-face period and commute to Akiruno<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">We are unable to assist with obtaining a visa.<br \/>\nFor information regarding visa for Japan, please refer to the following page.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/j_info\/visit\/visa\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/j_info\/visit\/visa\/index.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>\u25c6 Number of Students<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n35 students<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">*The reception will be closed as soon as the capacity is reached.<br \/>\n*The course can be cancelled if the number of applicants do not reach the minimum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>\u25c6 Tuition Fee<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a5990,000 (Tax included)<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">*All the applicants must pay by Japanese Yen.<br \/>\n* Tuition fee are not refundable without exception.<br \/>\n*The tuition fee will be fully returned to all the students in case the course is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>\u25c6 Application<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nApplications will be accepted in October.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-624\" src=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/silver-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/silver-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/silver-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/silver.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>\u25c6 Interviews<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\u30fbApplicants interviews are held from January 2027 via zoom or telephone.<br \/>\n\u30fbApplicants from abroad will be interviewed through emails and Zoom and the result will be announced immediately.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\">\u25c6 Assigned and recommended reading<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nDetails of the required reading sections will be provided in due course.<br \/>\n<mark><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1hnH4eMWcPPglgH8bQNcKZGJPRJkVqo6J\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For more information on the books, please click here.<\/a><\/span><\/mark><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>\u25c6 Further information on the course<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nMontessori Training Centre of Akiruno<br \/>\nE-mail <a href=\"mailto:mtc@ami-akiruno.org\">mtc@ami-akiruno.org<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1297 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025DIP_Flyer-424x600.png\" alt=\"2027DIP_Flyer\" width=\"424\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025DIP_Flyer-424x600.png 424w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025DIP_Flyer-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025DIP_Flyer-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025DIP_Flyer-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025DIP_Flyer-1320x1867.png 1320w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025DIP_Flyer.png 1414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4169e1;\"><strong>We are waiting for you!<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nRight: Takako Fukatsu (Interpreter)<br \/>\nCentre: Sara Brady (Trainer)<br \/>\nLeft: Ai Sato (Course Assistant)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1062\" src=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0304-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0304-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0304-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0304-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0304.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nMTCA (this training centre) has a dog (Halu) on duty.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1063\" src=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0305-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0305-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0305-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0305-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0305-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0305-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/wdprs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0305-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2026\/03\/12 Updated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\uff1cCertificate Course\uff1e Thank you for your interest in our orientation course. The orientation course is open to  &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/index.php\/diploma03coure\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;For English speakers&#8221; \u306e<\/span>\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1"}],"version-history":[{"count":90,"href":"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1356,"href":"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions\/1356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ami-akiruno.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}