AMI Diploma Course

Ages 12-18

Interested in attending the AMI Adolescent Diploma Course?

The Montessori Centre for Work and Study at Rydet, Sweden hosts AMI Diploma Courses for the ages 12-18.

If you have any questions or would like further information please do not hesitate to contact us at sweden.amitraining@gmail.com

Applications are open!

Join the next AMI 12-18 Diploma Course held on-site in Sweden

Dates

Part 1 - session 1: October 22nd - November 4th, 2025

Part 1 - session 2: June 29th - July 24th, 2026

Part 2: In between the on-site modules there are observations, practicum and independent study.

Part 3: April 5th - May 14th, 2027

If you have any question regarding the AMI 12-18 Diploma Course, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Find the application form below.

LADDA NER Dipl...2027.pdf

The AMI Diploma Course for ages 12-18 includes:

Part I (6 weeks):

A study of Montessori theory including the first two planes of development (0-12), focusing on aspects relating to our work with adolescents

Plan of Study and Work, including production and exchange, self-expression and community life for adolescents ages 12-18

Residential experiences and work on the land

Seminar discussions on Montessori texts

Written assignments on Montessori principles applied to adolescents

Supervised practice - Plan of Study and Work

Work with Administrators

Part II (during academic year):

Observations of children and adolescents 0-6, 6-12, and 12-18

Practice teaching side-by-side with adolescents

Additional study and writing on Montessori principles

Independent literature review

Observations

0-3 = 6 hours

3-6 = 6 hours

6-12 = 18 hours

12-18 = 40 hours each in two different environments

Practicum (practice teaching)

Four consecutive weeks, working side-by-side with the adolescents.

Part III (6-7 weeks):

The follow-up module it there to further implement and refine Montessori´s vision for the third plane of development. There will be sharing of your observations and experience through the lens of Montessori core principles in order to better support the adolescents in their developmental task. You will also have the possibility to share your findings of your literature review.

The first two weeks of the Diploma Course (Part 1 - session 1) focuses on the first and second planes of development which lay the foundation for the third plane. When you arrive back to Sweden for Part 1 - session 2, we will dive straight into the third plane (12-18) Montessori theory and the work which that entails. This is also the time when you will have your mandatory residential experience, living and working together as a community, just as the adolescents do. For Part 3, which is the final module, you will come back to Sweden where we will have reviews of the Montessori theory and methodology, seminars and discussion as well as the written and oral examinations.

In between the on-site modules, there will be observations at the different age levels to complete as well as a practicum (practice teaching), working side-by-side with a group of adolescents. We will support you in finding school to do this work. You will also be asked to write an independent literature review on a self-chosen topic relating to adolescents and their development.