Course on Inclusive Education
following the Montessori approach

• To make known the advantages that the prepared environment offers to children with disabilities and children with normal development conditions.
• Offer tools for the implementation of inclusive education in Montessori schools.
• Understand the contributions of the prepared environment, the material and the guide in educational inclusion.
• Being able to implement joint work between specialists, guides and family members to promote the development of children with disabilities.
• Master the strategies to achieve the integration of children with disabilities to the prepared environment.
• Assume inclusive education from a professional perspective.
• Facilitate a space for reflection on the implications of disability in the family and in society.

The students will find the necessary readings and content for the training in the IMI virtual campus.

MODULE 1

Itard, Séguin and Montessori. In this module, the influence of Itard and Séguin on Montessori pedagogy is explained.

MODULE 2

The process of educational inclusion in the environment. During this module the student acquires the fundamentals to be able to implement inclusive education in the environment.

MODULE 3

Learning. During this period, how to establish strategies to favour the development of children with disabilities are described.

MODULE 4

The most common disabilities and the environment. During this period, the characteristics of the most frequent disabilities are identified.

MODULE 5

In this module some cases of the successful integration of people with different disabilities in Montessori schools are analyzed.

• Reading, analysis and reflective discussion of documents.
• Viewing of documents and reflective group discussion.
• Information search, analysis and synthesis.
• Individual work and work in virtual spaces for learning groups.
• Viewing videos and practical cases
• Debate through discussion forums.

At IMI we offer our students the necessary tools, content and services for them to achieve the desired success once they finish the Inclusive Education training course.

We are known for offering quality and rigorous training, which is why our students obtain an enriching experience, as well as a qualification with international prestige.

The International Montessori Institute (IMI) team is made up of more than 50 people with a clear objective: to offer rigorous Montessori training, based on the sources of Dr. Maria Montessori, always adapting to the current needs of education.

The trainers are located in different countries of the world, so they have extensive international experience, providing our students with exceptional training in different social fields. 

In turn, part of the team is dedicated to advising and guiding students, to attend to their queries and doubts at all times and to support them in all the necessary steps. In this way, IMI has become an international benchmark training centre for Montessori pedagogy.

Currently there is great interest from families and schools to integrate people with disabilities in different areas of society.

There is also a demand for Montessori Guides prepared to implement educational inclusion adequately, since this pedagogy has been inclusive since its inception.

For experts in special education, it is important to know the advantages that Montessori education offers to children with disabilities. This training course can be applied in different professional fields, such as:

• Preschool Teachers
• Infant Teachers
• Elementary Teachers
• Secondary Teachers
• Foreign Language Teachers
• Special Education, Hearing and Language Teachers
• Educators in centers for children with special needs
• Psychologists and speech therapists in re-education centers for children with mild learning difficulties (dyslexias, dyscalculias …)
• Educators for toy libraries
• Educators in summer camps
• Homeschooler families (homeschooling)
• Montessori guides and assistants of any level, who wish to expand their knowledge
• Psychologists, speech therapists and therapists
• Relatives of children with some type of disability
• Other educational environments

Upon successful completion of this training, students will obtain the certificate course: Specialization in Educational Inclusion, issued by International Montessori Institute.

Qualification with international recognition and validity.

To book your place you must register for the training by following these 2 steps:

Step 1: Choose a payment option

1. Single payment: book your place using the single payment option (see option A in payment methods) and receive a discount. 

• • Click on the “MAKE PAYMENT” button, which you will find at the bottom of the page.

2. Fractionated payment: book your place by making an initial payment of 75€. You can pay the outstanding amount in installments according to your needs after making the payment for the registration fee (see options B, C and D in payment methods).

• • Click on the “ENROLL” button, which you will find at the bottom of the page, in the modality that suits you best.

Step 2: Make the payment

• After choosing the payment option, you will access the shopping cart where the selected product appears.
• Click on continue, fill in the form with your data and select a payment method (card or Paypal). After selecting the payment method, you will be redirected to the payment platform.
• Once the payment is made, you will receive a registration form in the next 24/48 hours.

* The cost of sending the material and sending the certificate, national or international, is assumed by IMI, the students will receive the necessary material for the development of the training about fifteen days before the training course starts.
* International non-EU students will receive their certificate in digital format. They can receive the certificate in physical format by courier, bearing the shipping costs.