April 2024 Accreditation Decisions

Eminent International Montessori Teacher Training Center (AMS)
(Guangdong, China) Director: Xiu Hua-Huang
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until April 23, 2031, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Global Teacher Education Institute (AMS)
(Ormond Beach, Florida) Director: Ambar Cipolloni
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until April 23, 2031, for its Infant and Toddler level

Oklahoma City University Montessori Teacher Certificate Program (AMS)
(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Directors: Charlotte Wood-Wilson & Jennifer Bush
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until April 23, 2031, for its Early Childhood level

Seton Montessori Institute (AMS)
(Clarendon Hills, Illinois) Director: Anna Perry
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until April 23, 2031, for its Administrator level

Heritage House Montessori Center (IND)
(Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria) Director: Adebola Atoyebi
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until November 30, 2030, for its Infant and Toddler level

Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until November 10, 2030, for its Early Childhood level

Instituto Nueva Escuela (AMS)
(Río Piedras, PR, Puerto Rico) Director: Annabel Martinez
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until June 27, 2030, for its Secondary I level

Montessori Center of Minnesota (AMI)
(Saint Paul, Minnesota) Directors: Alison Awes, Liza Davis & Molly O’Shaughnessy
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until November 10, 2030, for its Early Childhood level

Seton Montessori Institute (AMS)
(Clarendon Hills, Illinois) Director: Anna Perry
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until December 4, 2028, for its Infant and Toddler level

Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until December 4, 2028, for its Early Childhood level

Rings of Knowledge Teacher Education Program (IND)
(South Jordan, Utah) Director: Julie Wand
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, December 1, 2027) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Dancing Moose Montessori, 4428 Links Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84120, United States

Crescent Ridge Academy (AMS)
(Crescent Springs, Kentucky) Directors: Johnna Chamberlain & Lesley Roth (Proposed)
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, November 6, 2028) and Early Childhood (FA, November 6, 2028) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Lesley Roth & Lisa Dieso to Johnna Chamberlain & Lesley Roth

Montessori Institute of Advanced Studies (AMS)
(Castro Valley, California) Director: Meher Van Groenou
Removal of stipulations* approved for their Early Childhood (FA, November 4, 2029) level
*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org

Montessori Western Teacher Training Program (AMS)
(Buena Park, California) Director: Michelle Light Baker
Removal of stipulations* approved for their Early Childhood (FA, January 9, 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 (FA, January 9, 2026) level
*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org