December 2024 Accreditation Decisions

CBCInc Training (IND)
(Smyrna, Georgia) Directors: Jayasree Ramani & Qiu Fang
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until December 11, 2031, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Institute of Teacher Education at Endeavor (AMS)
(Atlanta, Georgia) Director: Jana Morgan Herman
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until December 11, 2031, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Teacher Education Center – San Francisco Bay Area (AMS)
(San Leandro, California) Director: Dr. Pamela Rigg
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until December 11, 2031, for its Administrator level

Seacoast Center for Education (AMS)
(Savannah, Georgia) Directors: Gary Davidson & Natasha McKenzie
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until December 11, 2031, for its Early Childhood level

Gulf Coast Montessori Teacher Education Center (AMS)
(Houston, Texas) Director: Erika Ohlhaver
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until November 30, 2030, for its Elementary I-II level

Montessori Teacher Training Institute (AMS)
(Palmetto Bay, Florida) Directors: Beverley McGhee & Dr. Joyce McGhee
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until November 4, 2029, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Teachers College (IND)
(Stoney Creek, Ontario) Director: Indu Balachandran
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until March 22, 2032, for its Infant and Toddler level

Seacoast Center for Education (AMS)
(Savannah, Georgia) Directors: Gary Davidson & Natasha McKenzie
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until November 6, 2027, for its Elementary I & Elementary I-II levels

LMS Montessori Teacher Education Program (USA) (AMS)
(Tucson, Arizona) Director: Janice Mayhew
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I and Elementary I-II (FA, March 14, 2028) levels to include a Substantive Change 6: Change in Ownership/Control

Montessori Western Teacher Education Center (AMS)
(Buena Park, California) Director: Michelle Light Baker
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, January 9, 2026) and Elementary I (FA, January 9, 2026) levels to include a Substantive Change 6: Change in Ownership/Control

Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute (MEPI)
(Toronto, Ontario) Director: Daniel Jutras
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (IA, September 23, 2026) level to include a Substantive Change 7: Change in Primary Site from Montessori School, I & T + E.C., 26 Grand Trunk Crescent, Toronto, Ontario M5J 3A9, Canada to 785 Pacific Road, Oakville, Ontario L6L 6M3, Canada

LMS Montessori Teacher Education Program (USA) (AMS)
(Tucson, Arizona) Director: Janice Mayhew
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I and Elementary I-II (FA, March 14, 2028) levels to include a Substantive Change 7: Change in Primary Site from 3701 East River Road, Tucson, Arizona 85718, United States to 13797 Riverside Drive East, Windsor, Ontario N8N1B5, Canada

Montessori Teachers College (IND)
(Stoney Creek, Ontario) Director: Indu Balachandran
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, March 22, 2032) and Early Childhood (FA, June 19, 2027) levels to include a Substantive Change 7: Change in Primary Site from 2977 16th Avenue, Markham, Ontario L3R 0K9, Canada to Tall Pines School, 8525 Torbram Road, Brampton, Ontario L6T 5K4, Canada

Montessori Western Teacher Education Center (AMS)
(Buena Park, California) Director: Michelle Light Baker
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, January 9, 2026) and Elementary I (FA, January 9, 2026) levels to include a Substantive Change 7: Change in Primary Site from 5856 Belgrave Avenue, Garden Grove, California 92845, United States to 5309 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, California 90621, United States

Weiming Montessori Education Centre (AMS)
(Beijing, China) Director: Lilan Cao (Proposed)
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, February 24, 2027) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Weiming Wuhan Guanggu Centre Kindergarten, No. 18 Zhongxin Second Road, Donghu New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan City, Hubei, China

Montessori Training Center Northeast (AMI)
(Bloomfield, Connecticut) Director: Dr. Courtney Reim
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I-II (IA, June 21, 2028) level to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in >50% of Faculty

Seacoast Center for Education (AMS)
(Savannah, Georgia) Directors: Gary Davidson & Natasha McKenzie
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I and Elementary I-II (FA, November 6, 2027) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Gary Davidson to Gary Davidson & Natasha McKenzie

The Center for Guided Montessori Studies (IMC)
(Tampa, Florida) Director: Kitty Bravo
Full Accreditation was extended for their Secondary I-II (FA, July 23, 2025) level to include a Substantive Change 4: Change in Time Structure and Length

Montessori Training Center Northeast (AMI)
(Bloomfield, Connecticut) Director: Dr. Courtney Reim
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, June 21, 2028) and Elementary I-II (IA, June 21, 2028) levels to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Online Education (Permanent)

Montessori Teacher Preparation of Washington (IAPM)
(Kent, Washington) Director: Sharron Reece
Removal of stipulations* approved for their Early Childhood (FA, April 29, 2026) level
*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org