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, which includes fees and payment structure.

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 is 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.

Meet the Trainer

Jenny Marie Höglund holds a Masters in Education and has been a Montessori guide for more than 40 years. Jenny is both 3-6 and 6-12 trained and is an AMI 6-12 and 12-18 trainer. She has been working mostly with the elementary and adolescent age groups. She has been part of the AMI/NAMTA Orientation to Adolescent Studies which took place in the US since the early 1990s and then every year since 2003 until 2019. This five-week Orientation was first held in Sweden in 2014, after which in 2016, 2018 and 2019.

Jenny has also lectured at the International Centre for Montessori Studies Foundation (CISM) in Bergamo, Italy since 2006. In 1994, Jenny founded a Montessori school in Sweden for the ages 1-12 and in 2010 started the adolescent community on the farm. Today, she is the Director of Training at the training centre "The Montessori Centre for Work and Study, Rydet" where AMI 12-18 courses and trainings are held.

Student Testimonials

"The AMI 12-18 diploma is more than a training, it's a deep personal transformation."

- Elisabeth, 12-18 diploma graduate (2024)

"It was a privilege to experience the life that could be offered to adolescents, to all adolescents, with the work, the study, the games, the jokes, the laughter and the hardships and misunderstandings that are part of all human relationships. Above all, it was a privilege to find a course that not only enriched me intellectually and in terms of knowledge, but also truly gave me the opportunity for a spiritual enrichment, as rare as it is profound."

- Elena, 12-18 diploma graduate (2024)

"By experiencing the position of the adolescents in their environment, we rediscover the simple joy of serving others, of feeling useful, of making an effort for the community around us, but also of making a positive contribution to humanity."

- Elisabeth, 12-18 diploma graduate (2024)

"I am genuinely grateful for this course and happy to be part of the community of adolescent educators. The time I spent in Sweden was not only an educational experience but also a spiritual fortification that deepened my understanding of Montessori philosophy. Now, I feel ready not only to teach but also to open a school, implement the work and study program, and be a mentor for future teachers."

- Regina, 12-18 diploma graduate (2024)

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