September 2020 Accreditation Decisions

Centre for Advanced Montessori Studies of Vancouver (AMS)
(Vancouver, British Columbia) Director: Deborah Adams
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until September 28, 2027, for its Early Childhood level

iFree Family Interaction Growth Center (AMS)
(Shenzhen, Guangdong, China) Director: Xiuhua (Paula) Huang
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until September 28, 2027, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Center for Teacher Education (San Diego) (AMS)
(San Diego, California) Director: Debra (Debbie) Sheehan
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until September 22, 2028, for its Elementary I & Elementary I-II levels

Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until September 22, 2028, for its Early Childhood level

Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until September 22, 2028, for its Elementary II level

Montessori Oman Training Center (MEPI)
(Muscat, Oman) Director: Zuhoor Al-Saleh
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until December 4, 2027, for its Early Childhood level

East Bay Montessori Training (AMS)
(Concord, California) Director: Jaskiran Grewal (Former) & Robin Stearns
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, July 23, 2025) level to include a Substantive Change 6: Change in Ownership/Control

Montessori Northwest (AMI)
(Portland, Oregon) Director: Sarah Werner Andrews
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I-II (FA, December 2, 2022) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Whitworth University, 300 W Hawthorne Road, Spokane, Washington 99218, United States

Prepared Montessorian Institute (IND)
(Lake Forest, California) Director: Joel Mendes
Removal of stipulations* approved for their Infant and Toddler (IA, September 23, 2026) level
*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org

Removal of stipulations* approved for their Early Childhood (IA, September 23, 2026) level
*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org

Removal of stipulations* approved for their Elementary I-II (IA, September 23, 2026) level
*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org

Removal of stipulations* approved for their Secondary I-II (IA, September 23, 2026) level
*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org

Washington Montessori Institute (AMI)
(Ashton, Maryland) Director: Janet McDonell
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, July 31, 2024) level to include a Substantive Change 1: Change in Legal Name

Montessori Institute – New England (AMS)
(Beverly, Massachusetts) Director: Rachel McAlpine
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, June 23, 2021) and Early Childhood (FA, June 23, 2021) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Elizabeth Stone & Rachel McAlpine to Rachel McAlpine

Montessori Teacher Preparation of Washington (IAPM)
(Kent, Washington) Director: Sharron Reece
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, April 29, 2019) level to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Sharlet McClurkin & Sharron Reece to Sharron Reece

The Montessori Institute Denver (AMI)
(Denver, Colorado) Director: Karey Lontz
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (IA, September 19, 2023) level to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Judith Orion & Karey Lontz to Karey Lontz

Cadalin Global Education (AMS)
(Hsinchu City, Taiwan, Province of China) Director: Jui-Chin (Karren) Wan
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, September 23, 2026) level to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Online Education (Temporary)

Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute (MEPI)
(Toronto, Ontario) Director: Dr. Daniel Jutras
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (IA, September 23, 2026), Early Childhood (FA, August 1, 2024) and Elementary I (FA, June 19, 2020) levels to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Online Education (Temporary)

Etonkids Montessori Teacher Training Academy (AMS)
(Beijing, China) Director: Xiao Yin (Gloria) Gao (Proposed)
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, September 22, 2021) and Early Childhood (FA, September 22, 2021) levels to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Online Education (Temporary)

Greater Cincinnati Center for Montessori Education (AMS)
(Crescent Springs, Kentucky) Director: Lisa Dieso
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, May 4, 2022) level to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Online Education (Temporary)

Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies (AMS)
(Silver Spring, Maryland) Director: Hilary Green
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, September 22, 2021), Early Childhood (FA, September 22, 2021), Elementary I (FA, September 22, 2021)and Elementary I-II (FA, September 22, 2021) levels to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Online Education (Temporary)

Montessori Elementary Teacher Training Collaborative (AMS)
(Lexington, Massachusetts) Directors: D’Neil Duffy, Michael Duffy, Robyn Breiman & William Maier
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I (IA, September 22, 2021), Elementary I-II (IA, September 22, 2021) and Elementary II (IA, July 29, 2026) levels to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Online Education (Temporary)

Montessori Training Center of Minnesota (AMI)
(Saint Paul, Minnesota) Directors: Alison Awes & Molly OShaughnessy
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I-II (FA, September 24, 2026) level to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Online Education (Temporary)

Montessori Training of Southern Nevada (AMS)
(Las Vegas, Nevada) Director: Lori Jo Bossy
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (IA, July 29, 2026), Early Childhood (FA, November 6, 2020) and Elementary I-II (IA, July 29, 2026) levels to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Online Education (Temporary)

Orlando Montessori Teacher Education Institute (AMS)
(Ocoee, Florida) Director: Helen DeVere
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, June 6, 2024) level to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Online Education (Temporary)

Shelton Montessori Training (AMS)
(Dallas, Texas) Directors: Dr. Joyce Pickering & Gulzar Babool
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, April 21, 2024), Elementary I (FA, April 21, 2024) and Elementary I-II (IA, April 21, 2024) levels to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Online Education (Temporary)

Montessori Heartland Teacher Education Center (AMS)
(Moline, Illinois) Director: Renee Detloff
Withdrawal of accreditation for the program and its Early Childhood level at 2100 48th Street, Moline, Illinois 61265, United States effective September 23, 2020

Montessori Training Center of Brentwood (AMS)
(Brentwood, Tennessee) Director: Emily Breaux
Withdrawal of accreditation for the program and its Early Childhood level at 6021 Cloverland Drive, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, United States effective September 10, 2020

Lander University Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Greenwood, South Carolina) Director: Barbara Ervin (Former) & Edward Jackson (Proposed)
Withdrawal of their Elementary I-II level at 320 Stanley Avenue, Greenwood, South Carolina 29649, United States effective March 23, 2020

Institute for Guided Studies (MEPI)
(Camden, South Carolina) Director: Mary Helen Cline
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level’s additional location at Montessori School of Covington, 4108 Summers Street, Covington, Georgia 30014, United States effective December 31, 2019

Institute for Guided Studies (MEPI)
(Camden, South Carolina) Director: Mary Helen Cline
Withdrawal of their Elementary I and Elementary I-II and levels’ additional location at Gray Court Owings Elementary School Laurens School District 55, 9210 Highway 14, Gray Court, South Carolina 29645, United States effective December 31, 2019

Institute for Guided Studies (MEPI)
(Camden, South Carolina) Director: Mary Helen Cline
Withdrawal of their Infant and Toddler level’s additional location at 3625 Ashley Phosphate Road, North Charleston, South Carolina 29418, United States effective December 31, 2019

Montessori Northwest (AMI)
(Portland, Oregon) Director: Sarah Werner Andrews
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level’s additional location at Pacific Crest School, 600 Northwest Bright Street, Seattle, Washington 98107, United States effective August 11, 2020

Northeast Montessori Institute (AMS)
(Wenham, Massachusetts) Director: Martha Monahan
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level’s additional location at Sundrops Montessori School, 955 Houston Northcutt Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464, United States effective November 1, 2020

Dr. Jun Institute of Montessori Education (AMS)
(Seoul, Seoul Metropolitan Area, Republic of Korea) Director: Dr. Young Soon Jun
Revocation – Program / Infant and Toddler, Early Childhood

Revocation was not approved for their Infant and Toddler and Early Childhood levels on September 28, 2020. Instead, the program’s status has been changed to Accreditation with Stipulations* for the term of six months.

*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org