June 2023 Accreditation Decisions

MEFA (Montessori Education Foundation Association) (AMS)
(Taipei, Taiwan) Director: Monica Su-Yu Wang
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until June 20, 2030, for its Infant and Toddler level

Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until June 20, 2030, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Teachers College (IND)
(Stoney Creek, Ontario) Director: Indu Balachandran
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until June 20, 2030, for its Elementary I level

Ukrainian Montessori Center (IND)
(Kyiv, Ukraine) Director: Natalya Pribylska
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until June 20, 2030, for its Infant and Toddler level

Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until June 20, 2030, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Institute of San Diego (AMI)
(La Jolla, California) Director: Dr. Silvia Dubovoy
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until June 29, 2029, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Teachers College (IND)
(Stoney Creek, Ontario) Director: Indu Balachandran
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, March 22, 2025) and Early Childhood (FA, June 19, 2027) levels to include a Substantive Change 7: Change in Primary Site from Bannockburn Ave., Room 201, Toronto, Ontario M5M 2M8, Canada to 2977 16th Avenue, Markham, Ontario L3R 0K9, Canada

University of Wisconsin – River Falls (AMS)
(River Falls, Wisconsin) Directors: Kateri Carver & Nancy Lindeman (Interim Director)
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, December 4, 2027) and Elementary I (FA, December 4, 2027) levels to include a Substantive Change 7: Change in Additional Location from Montessori School of Waukesha, 2600 Summit Avenue, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188, United States to Nature’s Classroom Institute, W336 S8455 Highway East, Mukwonago, Wisconsin 53149, United States

The National Center Montessori Teacher Residency (IND)
(West Hartford, Connecticut) Directors: Laure Fleming & Sandra Wyner Andrew
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, April 24, 2030) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Bezos Academy, Tacoma-McCarver, 2111 S J Street, Tacoma, Washington 98405, United States

University of Wisconsin – River Falls (AMS)
(River Falls, Wisconsin) Directors: Kateri Carver & Nancy Lindeman (Interim Director)
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I and Elementary I-II (FA, December 4, 2027) levels to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at MPSU Milwaukee Public Schools, Lee Learning Center, 921 West Meinecke Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53206, United States

Michigan Montessori Teacher Education Center (AMS)
(Waterford, Michigan) Director: Chris Schoenherr
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, December 4, 2021), Elementary I, Elementary I-II (FA, December 4, 2021) and Elementary II (IA, December 3, 2026) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Shawn Gasiorowski to Chris Schoenherr

Weiming Montessori Education Centre (AMS)
(Beijing, China) Director: Dr. Paul Epstein
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, February 24, 2027) level to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Marian Lee to Dr. Paul Epstein

Gulf Coast Montessori Teacher Education Center (AMS)
(Houston, Texas) Director: Erika Ohlhaver
Withdrawal of their Elementary I-II level’s additional location at James Simons Elementary School, 741 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403, United States effective June 14, 2023

Northeast Montessori Institute (AMS)
(Wenham, Massachusetts) Director: Martha Monahan
Withdrawal of their Infant & Toddler and Early Childhood levels’ additional location at Chengdu Mengyou Education Consultancy, Room 802 Building 4, No.42 Shuxi Road, Hi Tech Industrial Park, Jinniu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan, China effective April 27, 2023