9 courses with the subject EDMN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
EDMN 520Montessori Philosophy and Educational Theory3
Students explore the educational philosophy that influenced Maria Montessori. A second trend, emanating from science and the scientific method, forms a comparative study of her predecessors in the fields of child development, medicine, anthropology and pedagogy. Background relates the pedagogical principles of the Montessori method to today’s educational philosophies and methods. Cross-listed: UEMN 220, MONC 020
A study of the child’s environment and culture dictates the exercises that aid inner discipline, self- esteem, a sense of order, and muscular control. Montessori pedagogical principles provide the rationale for demonstration of techniques appropriate for the very young child. Prerequisite or corequisite: EDMN-520 or permission from the Montessori Program Director. Cross-listed: UEMN 221, MONC 021
credits Provides the rationale and technique undergirding the refinement of sense perceptions as a means of acquiring classified, detailed and accurate knowledge from the environment. Students receive practical Page 141
Enables the student to assess a child’s mathematical readiness, to introduce number with its properties of cardinality and ordinality, to develop the mathematical experience to include the basic operations with the didactic apparatus. This course provides preparation for the intern experience. Prerequisites: EDMN-520, EDMN 522. Cross-Listed: UEMN 223, MONC 023
Students learn how to design language programs within the prepared Montessori environment. Discussion includes the responsibility of the teacher in the different levels of development that lead to writing and reading, in the sequencing of materials, and in adaptations to specific language needs of children with special emphasis on the urban minority child. Prerequisites: EDMN-520, EDMN 521 or permission from the Montessori Program Director. Cross-Listed: UEMN 224, MONC 024
EDMN 525Montessori: Natural & Social Sciences/Parent Education3
credits This course provides the student with material for the natural and social sciences used in the Montessori classroom. Presentations are programmed to the age and development of the child. Insights for the student about the wonders of nature, the interaction of human beings and nature are explored. Parent education discussion includes suggestions for developing parent-teacher partnerships and mutual responsibilities. Prerequisites: EDMN 520, EDMN 521, EDMN 522, EDMN 524. Cross-Listed: UEMN 225, MONC 025
Focuses on the essentials of education for peace, which are built into the Montessori curriculum at every level. Emphasis will be on role modeling, conflict resolution, and the teacher’s role in creating a peaceful environment. Cross-listed: UEMN 226, MONC 026
EDMN 630/631 Montessori: FALL Practicum/Internship & Seminar5
A year’s internship taken in the student's senior year which brings together the theory, practice and curriculum of Montessori Education. Corequisite: EDMN-630/631. Cross-Listed: UEMN 430/431, MONC 030/031
TOTAL CREDITS: 38-41 Option II: Montessori Early Childhood Credential (Graduate Credit) This option is open to students who have a B.A./B.S. from an accredited institution and seek to obtain graduate credits for the Montessori credential. As a prerequisite or co-requisite, the Certificate requires an equivalent non-credit or college level course in child development. If this course was not taken previously, it may be fulfilled by taking an equivalent non-credit or an undergraduate or graduate level course in child development, with the emphasis on birth through adolescence at Chestnut Hill, another accredited college or university or an American Montessori Society Early Childhood Teacher Education Program. Prior approval by the Montessori Director is required before registration for this course. Students must follow the attendance policy required by the American Montessori Society and must complete all the assignments for the courses plus the Graduate Projects for each course. Course Code Course Name
