UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed. See update at the bottom of the post (right below the Rafflecopter form) for the announcement of the winner! Jessica from Keys of the Universe has elementary trainings that start each month. Be sure to check out Keys of the Universe for more information!
I’ve had a number of readers ask about Montessori elementary education for homeschoolers. While Karen Tyler offers a wonderful online training to teach children ages 2 ½ -6, there wasn’t a similar inexpensive option for the elementary level.
Now Jessica Welsh, an Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) certified primary and elementary teacher is providing training for parents and teachers who aren’t able to take a traditional Montessori training course for certification. (Note: if you aren’t familiar with AMI, the organization was started by Dr. Montessori herself, and it’s the Montessori training program considered most authentic).
Keys of the Universe is an AMI-based online elementary Montessori training program primarily for homeschoolers (and open to anyone who works with children at the elementary level). While the program doesn’t give AMI certification, it does give you the opportunity to learn how to teach your children at home using AMI-based teaching methods and albums.
I’m excited to host a giveaway sponsored by Keys of the Universe! This is a great way to start the new year if you have (or will have) elementary-aged children! Courses start at the beginning of each month.
The Keys of the Universe training covers ages 6-12, which is especially nice. Typically, one elementary Montessori training course covers ages 6-9 and another course is required to cover ages 9-12. This course can also be completed at home over 8 or 16 months, depending on which option you choose. You’ll receive Jessica’s AMI-based training albums as part of the course.
Here are the main features of the Keys of the Universe elementary training:
Key Features of the Elementary Montessori Training:
- Lower elementary and upper elementary (6-9 and 9-12 integrated into a 6-12 continuum)
- Introduces the Erdkinder Montessori for adolescents 12-15
- AMI-based Elementary Montessori training albums with some additional albums in AMI style – albums are provided as the course progresses.
- Elementary Montessori albums include mathematics, geometry, language and literature, geography (geology, functional and economic geography, some physics), biology (botany, zoology, human health), music, art, history, astronomy, theory and background.
- Support for local educational standards, particularly for Montessori homeschool and international schools.
- Discounts at Garden of Francis on many downloadable elementary Montessori materials, including elementary Montessori charts, timelines, mathematics, language and more.
- Private online support for 150% the length of your course
- Permanent discussion community – After the course ends, you continue to gain from the elementary Montessori community!
- Four course options
Now for the Giveaway:
What You Will Win: 1 lucky winner worldwide will win half off the tuition for the entire Keys of the Universe 6-12 training (a $150 value). OR, the winner may choose instead 2 AMI-based training albums (History and Cosmic Education albums) from Keys of the Universe (a $90 value)
Cosmic Education Album Table of Contents:
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Who is Eligible:
This giveaway is open to anyone 18 and older worldwide. The first entry is mandatory. You must leave a blog post comment telling why you want to win (and be sure to say you did that on the Rafflecopter form)! After you’ve completed your mandatory entry, there are lots of optional entries. You have many chances to win! (Note: For the extra entries, you may count ways of following that you already do. For example, if you previously “liked” Living Montessori Now on Facebook, you may still count that for your “like” Living Montessori Now on Facebook entry!)
It’s easy to enter giveaways with Rafflecopter! Just follow the directions to enter. You must complete the Mandatory Entry to qualify for any additional entries. The giveaway closes 10:01pm MST on Tuesday, January 10. Best of luck!
Here’s a 45-second video with quick directions for entering through Rafflecopter:
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UPDATE:
It’s Wednesday morning, January 11. I read all your comments and appreciated the 521 entries! A winner has been selected using Random.org through Rafflecopter!
The winner of the Half Off Keys of the Universe Elementary Montessori Training ($150 Value) OR 2 Montessori Elementary Albums ($90 Value) is My Boys’ Teacher from What DID We Do All Day?
I’m so happy for My Boys’ Teacher, who had multiple entries! (Note: My Boys’ Teacher, you have 48 hours to respond to my email, or a new winner will be chosen.)
The comment for My Boys’ Teacher’s mandatory entry (why she wanted to win) said:
“I have wanted to purchase these albums, but $150 is my album budget rather than $300. This would make them right on target for me!”
CONGRATULATIONS, My Boys’ Teacher!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH to Jessica from Keys of the Universe for sponsoring the giveaway – and thank you to everyone who entered! 🙂
I would love any and all help as I am new to both homeschooling my 3 and5 yr olds and the Montessori method!
I would love to win this giveaway! This training could be a big help in homeschooling my six year old son. He has autism and thinks visual and that’s why I love Montessori method!
Thank you for the opportunity
magda(c)
I home school and have been using montessori inspired activities, however, the older our child gets, the more challenging this becomes! I’d love to have training to help me!
the idea of homeschooling (not only pre, but the school) matures in me
what is blocking me is the lack of knowledge of what and how to do with my boys…
having such knowledge and access to the albums I could bravely decide to homeschool 🙂
I mum 2 girls (6,3). We love Montessori.
I would love to vin.
Thanks for this wonderful giveaway. It gives me the chance to continue homeschooling my son (in KG right now) with the albums!
Thank you for this giveaway. I have been looking into getting some training materials so I can work more with my son. 🙂
Hi Deb and everyone else!
This would be great….would love to use this for schooling my autistic 6.5 yr. old and 5 yr old girl. We are on a tight budget due to grad school so winning would be FANTASTIC!
Kristin
Thank you for this opportunity! My oldest attended a wonderful Montessori preschool program at our local community college. We tried 2 public schools after that for K-1 (bumped to 2nd by Nov.) She has never been fully satisfied in school after having had the Montessori experience, so we are homeschooling now. I guess you could say our curriculum is a bit ecclectic right now but I would love to have the guidance for continuing Montessori in the elementary grades. Thanks again!
I would like to win because I want to homeschool my son and these would be great!
I really need this training to help me to continue to use the Montessori Method with my children that I homeschool. I want to be able to know how to use the materials, and to present the materials the correct way. Plus I just love learning:) Thank you for this opportunity.
I’d like to win these because I’m planning to homeschool my son.
Putting the child first, and encouraging the child to learn is something brilliant! Would love to try it with my boy!
With 2 girls 6 & 8 in my house this would be excellent for us.
I would LOVE to win it since I’ll be completely lost after Karen’s 3-6.
Elementary training for homeschooling families sounds fascinating, and is a good first step towards the full training too!
I have trained for 3-6 and have some experience in a 6-9 classroom. However, I would love to expand my knowledge of Montessori so that I can put what I know to good use here. I am based in the UK, and involved in helping people set up new Montessori primary free (elementary in the US) schools, and I would love to be able to do this course so that I can help them even more substantially.
This would be a great addition to materials we need for our non-profit Montessori education projects. Thank you and happy new year to everyone.
I am currently taking the course from Karen Tyler, and I would love to take this course for my son! I have been wondering what I would do to learn about elementary Montessori.
I have always been interested in Montessori’s approach to the elemntary years, and would love to study it more in depth, especially now that my som is getting older.