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Warning: main(/home/a1620/public_html/learningnet-india.org/lni/includes/sidenav/sidenav_orgs.html): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/c/r/y/crystalcoding/html/learningnet-india.org/lni/data/groups/tamilnadu/cformt/index.php on line 33 Warning: main(/home/a1620/public_html/learningnet-india.org/lni/includes/sidenav/sidenav_orgs.html): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/c/r/y/crystalcoding/html/learningnet-india.org/lni/data/groups/tamilnadu/cformt/index.php on line 33 Warning: main(): Failed opening '/home/a1620/public_html/learningnet-india.org/lni/includes/sidenav/sidenav_orgs.html' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/c/r/y/crystalcoding/html/learningnet-india.org/lni/data/groups/tamilnadu/cformt/index.php on line 33	Center for Montessori Training Keywords Early Childhood, Montessori, Training, Resource Center, Resource Group, Alternative, Workshops, Rural, Urban Geographical Location Chennai, Tamilnadu Languages Tamil, English Philosophy/Beliefs CMTC believes in a caring, socially responsible education that supports the child's effort to become fully engaged in his/her own learning. The Montessori method assists children in their development and helps them grow in independence at all levels. The activities those are available to the child in the Montessori environment help in developing his motor coordination, as well as his social, cognitive and affective skills. Objective/Mission/Goals Center for Montessori Training was established in January 1998 to propagate the montessori method of education. The training center was set up with the following objectives: to provide training for teachers to work with children 3 to 6 years of age to enhance the skills of working teachers by helping them form a clear classroom methodology, realize the importance of the process of learning and focus on it rather then on the end result to help set up Montessori environments and enrich existing classrooms to create an awareness of the Montessori philosophy and method, develop a collaborative relationship between parents and teachers in schools and to organize parenting skills workshops to understand the needs of the child at different stages of his/her development and create experiential learning centers and child-centered program to help children and parents realize the importance of the process of learning and focus on it rather on it rather than on the end result. Work Description Teacher training program - The center offers an intensive teacher training program every year. The program is a diploma course of 9 and half months duration. The course contents include child psychology theory of the Montessori method, practical demonstration lectures and practical work with educational material. The students undergoing the course, besides gaining in knowledge and experience, are given ample opportunities to participate in group discussions to exchange ideas and perspectives and to help to integrate theory and practice. CMTC is affiliated with the Indian Montessori Centre that awards the diploma to the students. Other activities CMTC regularly conducts short workshops/ orientation program for teachers of traditional schools in Mathematics, Language and Science. We have provided in-house training for teachers in schools like B S Mootha, Crescent Matriculation, Chennai, Brindavan Public School, Athur, Bharati Vidya Bhavan, Erode, Mahatma Montessori, Tamil Nadu, and Vidyaniketan, Bangalore. We have worked with Government of Tamil Nadu to enhance their teacher training program and make it more child-centered and appropriate for each age group. We are at present working with Sneha, an NGO in Nagapattinam to help them train their teachers to adopt the Montessori method in their 33 environments known as "Balar Palli" (pre-school). In the first two years we ran "after-school" program for children of the age group 4 to 10 years. Now some of our students offer such program in their schools. We also run workshops for parents to help them understand the developmental needs of their children. Resources Available Training programs, workshops for teachers and parents on the Montessori method, Diploma course in Montessori Method of Education Contact Information Uma Shankar Center for Montessori Training 2/1, Habib Complex 3, Durgabai Deshmukh Road, R A Puram Chennai 600028 Phone: (044) 2461 4301 Fax: (044) 2493 4862 Website Links www.cmtcindia.org Article in Revive 2005 Warning: main(/home/a1620/public_html/learningnet-india.org/lni/includes/footer/footer.html): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/c/r/y/crystalcoding/html/learningnet-india.org/lni/data/groups/tamilnadu/cformt/index.php on line 87 Warning: main(/home/a1620/public_html/learningnet-india.org/lni/includes/footer/footer.html): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/c/r/y/crystalcoding/html/learningnet-india.org/lni/data/groups/tamilnadu/cformt/index.php on line 87 Warning: main(): Failed opening '/home/a1620/public_html/learningnet-india.org/lni/includes/footer/footer.html' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/c/r/y/crystalcoding/html/learningnet-india.org/lni/data/groups/tamilnadu/cformt/index.php on line 87