Applying to FME Diploma Programs
Your Journey to a Montessori Diploma Begins Now! Follow these 5 Steps to Complete Your Application!
Important Message for International Applicants: At this time, our diploma programs are available exclusively to Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents. We are unable to accept applications from international students.
Step One: Prepare Documents for Upload
Before you begin your application there are a few documents to prepare. You will be asked to upload the following in a pdf format:
Résumé: please ensure your résumé is up-to-date.
Statement of Purpose: please write a 1–2 page essay that addresses the following:
- Your interest in Montessori education.
- The factors that have influenced your decision to pursue Montessori education at this particular age level.
- The personal qualities, traits, and characteristics you possess that will support your success as a Montessori guide or teacher
- Your reasons for choosing the Foundation for Montessori Education for your Montessori teacher training
We are interested in hearing your authentic voice and getting to know you better. The essay is not meant to be a research essay nor a show of how well you can use AI tools to write, organize, and present information. Instead, consider this as your opportunity to thoughtfully share personal ideas, motivations, experiences, and reflections.
English Language Proficiency (if applicable): Our diploma programs are conducted at a university-level of English. Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency by uploading one of the following:
- proof of completion of post-secondary courses in which the language of instruction was English
- an IELTS Academic (or equivalent) score of 6 with no band below 5.5
Step Two: Transcripts or Credential Assessment
Transcript: Contact all post-secondary institutions you attended and request that your transcripts be sent to FME. They can be sent in one of the following ways:
- By email to fme@montessori-ami.ca or
- By post to Foundation for Montessori Education, 1460 – M427 The Queensway, Toronto, ON M8Z 1S4.
If you have a copy of your transcript and would like to upload it, so we can begin to review your application, you may. However, we must receive a copy directly from the post-secondary institute as well.
Credential Assessment (if applicable): If your degree or diploma was obtained outside of Canada you must have it assessed to determine the equivalency in Canada.
- If you have already obtained an assessment, from a university or an assessment agency, you may upload it to your application.
- If you do not have an assessment already then it can be done through the Comparative Studies Department of any Canadian University, or through an assessment agency such as the World Education Service (wes.org) with a document-by-document assessment.
Step Three: References
Contact one reference from each of the following three categories:
- Academic: A current or former instructor/ professor/teacher who has taught you
- Employment: A current or former employer
- Personal: A family friend who has known you for a number of years
Please ask your referee to submit a written reference letter addressing the following: your personality, particularly your ability to undertake a robust course of study, sense of humour, receptiveness, awareness of the world around you, and respect for yourself and others. The letter must be written in English and submitted directly by the referee to Lynn Woodward at fme@montessori-ami.ca
Step Four: Complete the Application Form
Once you have completed steps 1-3 then you are ready to complete the application form and upload your documents. Along with the information you have already gathered, you will be asked for the following:
- Personal Information: name, address, phone number, and email address. You will also be asked about your
- Educational Experience: post-secondary institutes attended, area of study, list of diplomas or degrees, years of study and graduation date.
- Montessori experience (if applicable): note that Montessori experience is not required.
- Names of your three references
- Upload your documents
Links to the application forms for each of our AMI Diploma Programs are at the bottom of this page.
Step Five: Application Fee
The final step is to pay your application fee of $200 CDN. The fee can be paid by e-transfer, cheque, or wire transfer.
- E-transfer funds to fme@montessori.ca
- Please send us a separate email to share the answer to the security question that allows us to retrieve the funds.
- Cheques can be mailed to our mailing address: FME, 1460-M427 The Queensway, Etobicoke, ON, M8Z 1S4
- Wire Transfer: Please contact us at fme@montessori-ami.ca for details.
Have Questions?
Contact us with your questions via email at fme@montessori-ami.ca or call us at 416-769-7457.