Materials and Costs

The tuition cost for the UMA Teacher Certification Program is:

* $2,775 (plus $150 registration fee)
* Tuition may be paid in five monthly installments of $555.
* A $100 discount is offered if submitting the full amount, adjusting the total tuition to $2,675.
* A $150 registration fee is required along with the admission application. Once the applicant is approved, this fee is non-refundable.

Tuition includes:

1. UMA Material Presentations, Teacher's DVDs, by The United Montessori Association. The video presentations help provide clear visuals of traditional Montessori demonstrations, with the primary emphasis on the Math area.

Video Content (PDF file)
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Video Sample Lesson (QuickTime Movie)
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2. UMA Montessori Material Presentations, Teacher's Manual, by The United Montessori Association.

3. Montessori Matters, Teacher's Manual, by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Combined, the teacher training manuals comprehensively provide hundreds of Montessori material demonstrations, covering the areas of:

Practical Life	Math	History
Sensorial	Science	Art
Language	Geography	Music

Sample Manual Content (PDF file)

Sample Manual Demonstrations (PDF file)

The manuals also provide a liberal amount of master sheets for classroom
use, booklets for classified nomenclature, and theme outlines for curriculum
planning.

Additional required reading includes:

Secret of Childhood

Absorbent Mind

Her Life and Work

UMA does not sell books and therefore the latter three books may be purchased separately through an independent source.

Forms of Payment include:

UMA accepts personal checks, bank drafts, or Visa-MasterCard (3.5% processing fee). Bank wire transfers will not be accepted. To pay by credit card, call 206-441-4337.