Courses dedicated to learning about the Montessori approach have begun for a new series of teachers. Since 2018, through the partnership with Insitutul Montessori Bucharest, over 25 teachers active in OvidiuRO programs have benefited from the training.
In the course, the following concepts are explained:
- the importance of observation in working with the child
- Montessori concepts of freedom and discipline
- how to gain the child’s trust
- the power of the child’s absorbent mind at this age
- the way in which the environment is built for it to meet the child’s needs
- the ability to allow the child to become more and more independent
- techniques for building and for optimal maintenance of the materials in the environment
- techniques for vocabulary enrichment
The 2022 series means Cristina Sfeclă (Botoșani county), Olivia Rada (Dolj county), Georgeta Palade (Galați county), Corina Uglea (Maramureș county), and Marieta Niomati (Mureș county).
“I wish that after completing the course I can discern between the true principles of Maria Montessori and all the information we find in various sources, and then apply methods and use materials to the group of children I work with,” says Marieta Niomati.
Cristina Sfeclă mentions that in this program, she wants to discover “techniques of working with children to create a state of well-being for them. To be able to teach them patience, to work quietly without disturbing colleagues, to understand better their needs and how to notice these things.”
For Olivia Rada, the course is about “how Montessori approaches the child’s education in kindergarten, not only in terms of knowledge acquisition, learning, but practical life, which is missing from traditional education”.
“I want my transformation, as a teacher, but also the way I approach the child. From what I have read and heard, I appreciate in Montessori education the building and development of the child’s personality between freedom and discipline, independence”, adds Georgeta Palade.
Corina Uglea emphasizes that she needs support in keeping a balance in the classroom activity, and “Maria Montessori had her way of giving the child freedom, her intervention was clear and profound. I want to evolve in this sense.”
All the details about the course are here: