September 2019 Accreditation Decisions

Cadalin Global Education (AMS)
(Hsinchu City, Taiwan, Province of China) Director: Jui-Chin (Karren) Wan
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until September 23, 2026, for its Early Childhood level

Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute (MEPI)
(Toronto, Ontario) Director: Dr. Daniel Jutras
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until September 23, 2026, for its Infant and Toddler level

Institute for Montessori Innovation at Westminster College (AMS)
(Salt Lake City, Utah) Directors: Jennifer Spiknor (Proposed) & Robin Howe (Proposed)
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until September 23, 2026, for its Elementary II level

Khalsa Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Tucson, Arizona) Director: Janice Mayhew
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until September 23, 2026, for its Elementary II level

Kids Academy International Montessori Center (IND)
(Beijing, China) Director: Paul Epstein, Ph.D.
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until September 23, 2026, for its Early Childhood level

Prepared Montessorian Institute (IND)
(Lake Forest, California) Director: Joel Mendes
Full Accreditation Initial with Stipulations* was granted for a term of seven years, until September 23, 2026, for its Infant and Toddler, Early Childhood, Elementary I-II, Secondary I-II levels provided the stipulations are resolved by September 23, 2020
*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org

Age of Montessori (IND)
(Bozeman, Montana) Director: Mary Ellen Maunz
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until September 24, 2026, for its Early Childhood level

Khalsa Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Tucson, Arizona) Director: Janice Mayhew
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until December 12, 2025, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Education Center of the Rockies (AMS)
(Boulder, Colorado) Director: Laura Alexander (Proposed)
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until September 24, 2026, for its Infant and Toddler, Early Childhood, Elementary I, Elementary I-II levels

Montessori Training Center of Minnesota (AMI)
(Saint Paul, Minnesota) Directors: Alison Awes & Molly O’Shaughnessy
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until September 24, 2026, for its Elementary I-II level

Toronto Montessori Institute (IND)
(Richmond Hill, Ontario) Director: Nancy Coyle
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until September 24, 2026, for its Infant and Toddler level

Khalsa Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Tucson, Arizona) Director: Janice Mayhew
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I (FA, March 14, 2021) level to include a Substantive Change 5C: Addition of Age Range from Elementary I to Elementary I and Elementary I-II

Montessori Institute of San Diego (AMI)
(La Jolla, California) Director: Silvia Dubovoy
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (IA, July 31, 2024), Early Childhood (IA, June 29, 2022) and Elementary I-II (IA, June 29, 2022) levels to include a Substantive Change 7: Change in Permanent Site from 8745 La Jolla Scenic Drive North, La Jolla, California 92037 to 8660 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92037

Beijing Heart & Mind Montessori Teacher Education Center (AMS)
(Beijing, China) Director: Jesmine Lok
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, November 29, 2024) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Leaderjoy Material Company, Room 401-402, Building 6, No. 315, Hongyun Road, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province 322000, China

The Center for Guided Montessori Studies (IMC)
(Tampa, Florida) Director: Kitty Bravo
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (IA, September 19, 2023) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Rock Prairie Montessori School, 5246 East Rotamer Road, Janesville, Wisconsin 53546

The Center for Guided Montessori Studies (IMC)
(Tampa, Florida) Director: Kitty Bravo
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, November 1, 2022), Elementary I (FA, September 28, 2025) and Elementary I-II (FA, September 28, 2025) levels to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Stepping Stones Montessori School, 1110 College Avenue Northeast, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503

The Center for Guided Montessori Studies (IMC)
(Tampa, Florida) Director: Kitty Bravo
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I (FA, September 28, 2025) and Elementary I-II (FA, September 28, 2025) levels to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Dixie Montessori Academy, 1160 N 645 W, Washington, Utah 84780

Cottage Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Fresno, California) Director: Bridget McGuire
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, December 4, 2021) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location (Contract Site) at Desert Montessori Academy, 808 W Newgrove St, Lancaster, California 93534

University of Wisconsin – River Falls (AMS)
(River Falls, Wisconsin) Director: Kateri Carver
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, December 4, 2020), Elementary I (IA, December 4, 2020) and Elementary I-II (IA, December 4, 2020) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Melahrini Papadimitriou to Kateri Carver

Saint Marys College of CA Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Moraga, California) Director: Luz Casquejo Johnston (Proposed)
Withdrawal of their levels at Saint Mary’s College of California, 1928 St. Mary’s Road, Moraga, California 94575 effective September 4, 2019

Age of Montessori (IND)
(Bozeman, Montana) Director: Mary Ellen Maunz
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level’s additional location at Little Tree Education, 314 Route 108, Madbury, New Hampshire 03878 effective July 1, 2019

Polish Montessori Institute (IND)
(Warsaw, Poland) Director: Joanna Maghen
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level’s additional location at Centrum Montessori Magnolia, ul. Zasciankowa 46, Szczecin, 71-230, Poland effective September 4, 2019

Polish Montessori Institute (IND)
(Warsaw, Poland) Director: Joanna Maghen
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level’s additional location at English Montessori Preschool, ul. Wspolna 2, Katowice, 40-684, Poland effective September 4, 2019

Polish Montessori Institute (IND)
(Warsaw, Poland) Director: Joanna Maghen
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level’s additional location at Nasze Przedszkole, ul. Tysiaclecia 2, Pobiedziska, 62-010, Poland effective September 6, 2019

Shanghai Montessori Education Academy (AMS)
(Shanghai, China) Director: Nancy Chang
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level’s additional location at Wuxi Cadalin Montessori Preschool, No. 399 West Zhongnan Rd., Binhu District, Wuxi, China effective December 31, 2019