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Nancy McCormick Rambusch goes to Paris
-She attends 10th International Montessori Congress
-meets Mario Montessori - Head of AMI
-encouraged to take Montessori course work
-creates a classroom in her NYC home -
Rambusch family Moves to Greenwich
-Where they meet influential parents who want to be connected to the education of their children. -
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Founding of Whitby School
-First Montessori school opened in US after a major closing of them in 1920.
Rambusch is made Head of School -
Mario Montessori
-Appoints Rambusch U.S. representative of the AMI and AMS becomes and affiliate. -
American Montessori Society
-founded by Rambusch
-AMS goals reflected AMI
-schools created
-Develop Teacher Education Programs
-Publicize the value of Montessori education -
Time Magazine
-Featured Rambusch
-more interest in Montessori
-Media gives attention -NY Times, Saturday Evening Post -
Rambusch Leaves Whitby
- to develop AMS -Writes a book - "Learning How to Learn" which leads to exponential growth in volume of school opened and enrollment of students. -Rambusch noticed the need to adapt for cultural allowances.
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AMS National Office - moves to New York City
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Cleo Monson -Hired as Executive Secretary
-to reorganize administrative systems -
Rambusch Resigns as President of AMS
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AMI Revokes its Affiliation with AMS
-due to internal conflicts -
Cleo Monson becomes Executive Director of AMS
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AMS -First International Symposium
- held in Athens, Greece
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Regional Conferences
-throughout the United States -
MACTE
Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education is founded. -
NCMPS
AMS establishes - National Center for Montessori in the Public Schools -
MPPI
AMS/AMI formed - Montessori Public Policy Initiative -
Period: to
AMS Grows
-14,00 individual members
-96 Teacher Education Programs
-210 AMS Accredited schools