Peace Ed I
 

Last Update 10/14/07

Peace Education I:  An Introspective Look--Maria, Peace & Me  is a self-paced, six-module course that is completed over a 12-week span. You will have access to your course and course information 24/7 via the Internet.  The course is accessible from this website, which provides registered students with a link to the Blackboard Academic Suite, a format used by major universities.

Peace Education I takes a look at Maria Montessori's vision of peace and how we can begin to achieve a peaceful existence for ourselves and the children that we parent or teach.  This course offers such information as Power Point presentations in conflict resolution, audio downloads featuring peace-promoting song, inspirational and thought-provoking links, as well as .pdf files that can be used as peace-promoting tools in a classroom or homeschooling environment.  Best of all, the discussion board within the course site promotes frank and introspective discussion regarding peace and spirituality in education that results in a warm sense of community and peer support.

Peace Education I may be taken concurrently with Album-Building courses for diploma-seeking students.  Peace Education I is offered every 16 weeks at a tuition fee of $199.USD. For tuition assistance, please send a letter to the director at lori.director@usamontessori.org indicating your need for free/reduced fee tuition.  Students of developing countries are strongly encouraged to apply for tuition assistance, and will be given first consideration.  To date, a larger percentage of Peace and Philosophy students have been admitted with tuition fees reduced or waived, and we hope to be able to continue in this trend.  The goal of USA Montessori is never to turn away an individual who has the desire to spread peace and education among the world's children based on inability to pay.

Peace education covers the following topics:

• Maria Montessori--her vision of Peace and Harmony

• Preparation of the Teacher--Teacher as Part of a Peaceful Environment

• Creating Harmony in the Classroom

• Helping Children Find Their Peace

• Teaching Children Conflict Resolution Tools

• Adult Conflict Resolution

Peace I is the first of the four pre-requisite needed to earn a USA Montessori Elementary Diploma, but may also be taken alone.  For more information, please go to "Contact Us" from the Home Page and fill out an "Information Request" form, and your questions and concerns will be addressed promptly.

Courses fill on a first-come/first-serve basis.