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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AMI stands for Association Montessori Internationale

AMS stands for American Montessori Society.

Both are Montessori programs, but from my observation in visiting quite a few AMS and AMI schools systematically over several years, I'd say that AMS programs are a little looser than the AMI schools with everything.  As in the AMI sems more closely based with the Italian system, where Maria Montessori started.

AMS seems to be a little looser, a little more modified for American culture, etc.  Both use the Montessori materials, both teachers are trained (I think they are trained at different programs, but not sure about that), etc.

(Note, I am a bit more than a layperson as I have a MA in ECE, I've taught and directed many Non-Montessori programs for 30+ years  but I am not Montessori trained)[/quote]

OP here- AMI training is a good bit more involved. We do a full year of grad school (it's a masters program) as opposed to 8 weeks of one AMS summer, followed by two weeks the next summer.

I prefer AMI tenfold, but tons of AMS schools and teachers are really kickass.[/quote]

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