History of AMS

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  • Meaningful Introduction

    Meaningful Introduction
    Nancy Rambusch meets Maria Montessori’s son at the tenth Montessori Congress, Mario (current AMI head)

  • Making Moves

    Making Moves
    Nancy Rambusch moved to Greenwich, CT and joined forces with other passionate parents to spread Montessori movement

  • First US Montessori School Opens

    First US Montessori School Opens
    First Montessori School to Open in US - Rambusch selected as Head of school

  • New Roles

    New Roles
    Mario Montessori appointed Nancy Rambusch to serve as the U.S. representative of the AMI.

  • American Montessori Society Founded

    American Montessori Society Founded
    Nancy Rambusch founded the American Montessori Society with the goal to support efforts to create schools, develop teacher education programs, and publicize the value of Montessori education.

  • New Publication

    New Publication
    Publication of Rambucsh Book “Learning How to Learn”

  • MACTE Founded

    MACTE Founded
    MACTE accreditation founded - goal: dedicated to improving academic degree and certificate programs for Montessori professional educators who teach and lead in schools at the Infant and Toddler through Secondary II levels and to assure the public of their quality.

  • Montessori in Public Sector

    Montessori in Public Sector
    AMS launches National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector

  • Montessori Public Policy Initiative Founded

    Montessori Public Policy Initiative Founded
    MPPI founded Goal: to be the unified voice in advocacy and a platform for coordination of public policy efforts.