AMI Diploma Course

Assistants to Infancy (0-3)

Applications are open!

Applications are open to the first AMI Assistants to Infancy Diploma Course at The Montessori Centre for Study and Work in Sweden.

Dates:

Module 1: September 22nd - October 17th, 2025

Module 2: Online, dates TBD

Module 3: February 23rd - March 20th, 2026

Module 4: August 2nd - August 28th, 2026

Module 5: October 5th - October 30th, 2026

Below please find the application form.

Note! This Diploma Course is foremost intended for students with a prior AMI Diploma. Applicants who already have an AMI Diploma (3-6, 6-12 and/or 12-18) will have priority to attend the course.

LADDA NER Appl...2026.pdf

About the Course

We are offering an 18-week 0-3 course, 16 weeks – 4 blocks of 4 weeks each – on site in Sweden leading to the AMI Assistant's to Infancy diploma. During the course we will study Montessori theory, Home Environment, Psycho-Sensory Motor development activities, the Nido and Walking Communities, Foundation of Personality Development and Medical information relevant to our course. We also will finish 250 hours of observation. Some of the observations will be the responsibility of the student, but we will do many hours of supervised observation and practice teaching together. The course will prepare you to work with children of this age group, but it also will have an impact on how you relate to and work with children of the age group you are working with now. We hope to welcome you to share this unique opportunity to explore this amazing age group.

Meet the Trainer

Patricia Wallner

Patricia Wallner has been working in Montessori since 1970. She took her A.M.I. 3-6 diploma in Washington D.C. After moving to the Netherlands in 1972, she worked in advertising, follow-spot for the National Ballet and at the AMI Office with Mario Montessori. In 1985-86 she studied for the 0-3 diploma in Houston, Texas with Dr. Silvana Montanaro. For 17 years she worked in a bilingual Infant Community in Amsterdam, The Netherlands where she lives. In 1995 she began working with Dr. Montanaro to become an AMI Trainer for the 0-3 Age Group. During her years in training, she earned her Master's degree in Education.

Now she is finishing the AMI Adolescent course with Jenny Höglund. She instigated the annual Nienhuis Retreat, and has directed trainings and participated in conferences and Introductory Courses in Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa and the U.S.A.