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To apply, send VCMS:
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Completed
application
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Three letters of recommendation
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Personal statement explaining your interest in
Montessori education
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Official transcripts from your most recent educational institution
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$100.00 non-refundable application fee
Once all
application
materials are
received, an interview
will be
scheduled.
A successful
interview will lead to a
student
contract.
The
student will
be fully
accepted into the program upon receipt
of the
signed
contract, a
$500.00 tuition
deposit,
and the
$300.00
accreditation and affiliation fees. Applications must
be postmarked
by May
1; applications
received
after
this date
will be
charged a $200.00 late
processing fee. Once
accepted into VCMS, the intern will be responsible for locating a VCMS
approved practicum site.
VCMS will provide information about area Montessori schools.
Candidate for AMS Early Childhood Credential:
The
candidate holds
as a
minimum
a Bachelor�s
degree from a regionally accredited
U.S college/university
or its
equivalent from a
non-U.S. college/university. Non-US
college/university degrees will be noted on the credential with
reference to the country an degree program that awarded it.
AMS grants the AMS Associate Early Childhood Credential when graduate
does not have a Bachelor's degree.
Employment
requirements vary in different
types of and in some schools, an Associate
Credential
may not qualify for
full teaching responsibility.
Candidates without a bachelor�s degree will
be awarded an AMS Associate Early Childhood
Credential. VCMS recommends
and encourages that candidates obtain their bachelor�s degree in order
to improve their employment options and to fulfill the expectation for
continued professional development. Teachers
with an
associate credential
are eligible
for a Full AMS
Early Childhood Credential
upon completing
the bachelor�s
degree
requirement.
Applicants are required to sign a statement verifying that they received
this information as part of the enrollment process.
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