Montessori and leadership
Connect institutional decisions with an understanding of Montessori principles and developmental needs.
Leadership · Certificate · All ages
AMI Administrator Certificate Course
Lead a Montessori school with a stronger understanding of its educational purpose. This certificate supports aspiring and experienced school leaders in building healthy communities, supporting staff and families, and planning for sustained quality.
Montessori AdministrationEnquire about this programme
Pathway
Certificate
Age focus
All ages
Next cohort
To be confirmed
Format
To be confirmed
YOUR PATHWAY
Who this journey is for.
- School leaders and administrators
- Aspiring heads and founders
- Experienced leaders new to Montessori
IDEAS INTO PRACTICE
What you will explore.
The themes below introduce the educational focus. Your confirmed programme handbook will specify the curriculum and requirements.
Supporting educators
Reflect on mentoring, professional growth and the relationships that help a teaching community flourish.
School culture and communication
Consider clear, respectful communication with families, colleagues and the wider community.
Planning and stewardship
Explore the role of strategic planning in sustaining an educational mission over time.
Quality and reflection
Consider observation and review as ways to understand practice and guide meaningful improvement.
THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Knowledge becomes practice.
Connect Montessori principles with leadership practice through presentations, discussion, small-group work, reflection and observation. Apply learning to relationships, organisational decisions and the development of a school community.
A community of learners
Bring your questions and your experience. Professional preparation asks us to examine our own responses as carefully as the environments we prepare for children.
Study commitment
The brochure describes an eight-day in-person option and a twelve-week online option. The 2022 Institute handbook relates to an eight-day course. These are reference formats; the next offering is to be confirmed.
Where this pathway can lead
Professional development for Montessori school leadership. The supplied handbook describes the AMI School Administrators Certificate; it does not qualify holders to train other administrators.
Your faculty
Programme-specific teaching appointments are to be confirmed. Meet the wider Institute community while admissions prepares the details for your cohort.
Meet our peoplePLAN YOUR STUDY
Dates, fees & entry requirements.
- Next dates
- To be confirmed with admissions
- Duration
- To be confirmed with admissions
- Delivery format
- To be confirmed with admissions
- Teaching location
- To be confirmed with admissions
- Fees
- To be confirmed with admissions
- Entry requirements
- The brochure states that no prior qualification is required. The Institute handbook asks for English proficiency, an application and a short personal statement. Confirm the current application process with admissions.
- Observation & practice
- Three hours of observation in Montessori environments, with a short report, are described in the supplied handbook.
- Assessment
- The 2022 handbook specifies at least 90% attendance, two original assignments and three hours of observation with a short report. Confirm requirements for the next cohort.
- Award & awarding body
- Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), as described in the supplied reference documents. Confirm the current cohort’s award with admissions.
- Support options
- To be confirmed with admissions
Descriptions are based on the supplied reference PDFs and the existing Institute programme page, reviewed 16 October 2026. Confirm current dates, fees, delivery, faculty and certification requirements with admissions. No current fees or dates are inferred from older listings.
Your admissions journeyREAD BEFORE YOU APPLY
Your course documents.
Explore the educational outline in the brochure and the fuller study expectations in the handbook.
Reference editions, not a current course offer. These PDFs include older schedules, fees, contacts and policies. Confirm the latest details with admissions before applying or making payments.
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Course brochure
Undated supplied edition
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Student handbook
4 July 2022
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Questions we hear.
Is this a teaching qualification?
No. The pathway focuses on school administration and leadership. If you wish to guide a classroom, explore the diploma appropriate to the age group you intend to work with.
When can I join, and what will it cost?
The next dates and fees are to be confirmed. Contact admissions for the current course information before making travel, employment or financial arrangements.
Who will teach the course?
Faculty assignments are confirmed for each cohort. Ask admissions for the teaching team and programme handbook for the offering you are considering.
A PERSONAL CONVERSATION
We would be delighted
to hear from you.
Tell us what brings you here. Please do not include children’s details or sensitive personal documents.
admin@indabainstitute.org
+27 63 649 8191
B14 Newberry House Montessori School, Lourensford Wine Estate, Somerset West, 7130, South Africa
Please arrange visits with the team.
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