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Maria Montessori Dies
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The Push for Montessori
Nancy McCormick Rambusch aspiring teacher from New York City was among those seeking alternative schools for her children. Like Maria Montessori, the founder of the Montessori Movement—charismatic, well educated, and a tireless advocate for children. -
Nancy Rambusch and Mario Montessori Meet
Nancy's quest for a better approach to education took her to the Tenth International Montessori Congress in Paris, where she met Mario Montessori, Maria's son and successor as head of the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), an organization she had founded to support the Montessori Movement. -
Mario urges Nancy to take coursework in Montessori Ed
Mario urged Rambusch to take coursework in Montessori Education and bring the Montessori Method to the United States. -
Nancy started Montessori classes for her own children
Rambusch embraced idea of bringing Montessori to the U.S. and started within a few years conducting Montessori classes for her own children, and others in her New York apartment. -
Greenwich, CT
Nancy Rambusch's family moved to Greenwich, CT where she becomes involved in a group of prominent parents who wanted to be involved with their child's education. -
Whitby School
Nancy and the group of parents founded Whitby School- the first Montessori school to open in the US since initial flurry of interest in Montessori in the early 20th century. -
Board selected Nancy as Head of School
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Nancy becomes a rep of AMI
Mario Montessori appointed Nancy Rambusch to serve as the U.S representative of the Association Montessori Internationale. -
The Beginning of AMS
In 1960 Nancy Rambusch founded the American Montessori Society. -
Goals of AMS
The goals of AMS mirrored those in AMI; support efforts to create schools, develop teacher education programs, and publicize the value of Montessori Education. -
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Working to Advance Montessori Education
Rambusch and AMS worked to advance Montessori Education into mid 20th century American Culture. AMS insisted that all teacher educators have college degrees so that coursework could be potentially recognized by state education departments. AMS offered Montessori coursework in traditional teacher preparation program. -
Montessori education is featured in TIME Magazine
TIME magazine featured Rambusch, Whitby School, and the American Montessori revival in its May 12th issue. The article galvanized the American public, and parents turned to AMS in large numbers for advice on starting schools and study groups. -
Additional Publicity
Newsweek, the New York Times, and the Saturday Evening Post, along with Rambusch's publication of her book Learning How to Learn, led to dramatic growth in the number of American Montessori Schools and students. -
Need for Montessori in the Public Sector
Nancy believed there was a need for cultural accommodation. John J. McDermott a friend and collegue of Rambusch stressed the need to move Montessori into the public sector so that it would be available to all children regardless of their circumstances. -
Agreement between AMI and AMS
AMI does appoint AMS to act as its sole and exclusive rep in the US to promote, foster, develop, and disseminate the pedagogical methods, principles, and techniques of Dr. Maria Montessori for a period of 5 years from the date of the agreement. AMS shall establish direct and maintain all AMI approved teacher training programs in the US. The American Montessori Society agrees to offer employment on fair and reasonable terms to any or all AMI certified teacher trainings -
MACTE-Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education
MACTE was founded dedicated to improving academic degree and certificate programs for Montessori professional educators who teach in lead in schools at the infant - Secondary ll levels. -
MPPI-Montessori Public Policy Initiative
MPPI was born out of shifting education policy landscape in the late 1990's and early 00's. AMI and AMS formed MPPI to be the unified voice in advocacy and platform for coordination of public policy efforts. -
AMS Today
AMS is now a professional membership organization with thousands of supporters worldwide. As well as an international clearing house for all matters Montessori. The organization is becoming increasingly influential in the realm of education policy, the public sector, Montessori quality assurance, research, teacher education, and more.