February 2020 Accreditation Decisions

Initials

Advanced Study Center for Montessori Community (AMS)
(Wuxi City, China) Director: Kiran Paek
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until February 24, 2027, for its Early Childhood level

Arizona Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Chandler, Arizona) Director: Jane Lemon
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until February 24, 2027, for its Early Childhood level

The Royal Master’s Montessori Center (IND)
(Alausa, Nigeria) Director: Seniorba Olatunji
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until February 24, 2027, for its Early Childhood level

Weiming Montessori Education Centre (AMS)
(Beijing, China) Director: Marian Lee
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until February 24, 2027, for its Early Childhood level

Substantive Change 8: Additional Location

Montessori Teacher Education Center – San Francisco Bay Area (AMS)
(Sunnyvale, California) Director: Dr. Pamela Rigg
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, March 2, 2021) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Montessori Teacher Education Center San Francisco Bay Area – Taiwan Campus: Early Childhood Level, No. 2-1 Lane 96, Kuang Fu South Road, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China

Northeast Montessori Institute (AMS)
(Wenham, Massachusetts) Director: Martha Monahan
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (IA, April 27, 2023) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Chengdu Mengyou Education Consultancy, Room 802 Building 4 No.42 Shuxi Road Hi Tech Industrial Park, Jinniu District Chengdu City, China

Stipulation Removal

Greensprings Montessori Centre (IND)
(Gbagada, Nigeria) Director: Abraham Ogunkanmbi
Removal of Stipulations* approved for their Early Childhood (IA, November 29, 2024) level
*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org

Substantive Changes Not Requiring an Onsite Visit

Summit Montessori Teacher Training Institute (AMS)
(Davie, Florida) Director: Judy Dempsy
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, June 23, 2021), Early Childhood (FA, June 23, 2020) and Elementary I (FA, July 30, 2025) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Judy Dempsy & Jeanne Hudlett to Judy Dempsy

Trinity Montessori Education Center (AMS)
(Shanghai PRC, China) Director: Laura Roark (Proposed)
Change in Affiliation for its Infant & Toddler and Early Childhood levels from Independents not in a consortium (IND) to American Montessori Society (AMS)

Voluntary Withdrawals of Accreditation

Northern Virginia Montessori Institute (AMS)
(Ashburn, Virginia) Directors: Beth Theriot & Chandra Fernando
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level at 20300 Bowfonds Street, Ashburn, Virginia 20147 effective June 1, 2020

Oklahoma City University Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Director: Charlotte Wood-Wilson
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level’s additional location at National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 365 Ming-Te Rd., Pei-Tou District, Taipei City, Taiwan, Province of China effective July 31, 2020