Top 5 Reasons You Should Enroll Now at the GCCME:
- Long history of preparing and educating successful teachers, more than 20 years.
- Graduates receive credentials recognized all over the country.
- Affiliated with American Montessori Society – recognized world-wide as a leader in Montessori education and Accredited by MACTE, which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
- Affordable – reasonable tuition with payment plans; students can work while completing the program.
- Exceptional teaching staff. Including:
Crystal Dahlmeier, MEd, has taught at Xavier University and internationally (Australia, England, China, Korea) and has presented internationally and nationally on Montessori teaching
Marian Cardenzana, MEd, has taught internationally and founded the program
Carol Woods, MEd, has taught at Xavier University, is an Orton-Gillingham Fellow, and has lectured both nationally and internationally
**Newly restructured Infant/Toddler Teacher Education Program**
GCCME announces a newly restructured Infant/Toddler Teacher Education program. The program is designed to be completed in one year (June 2012 - June 2013). Classes will begin this summer and students will meet three times (on weekends) throughout the school year while fulfilling the practicum phase of the program. For more info, contact GCCME.
GCCME Now offering Professional Development Workshops:
Montessori Sensorial Materials: Path To Intellect
No other educational theorist has developed a Sensorial curriculum as complete and comprehensive as Dr. Maria Montessori’s. She developed the materials, though, in the early 1900’s. Are they still relevant today? Are they actually the basis upon which the child’s intelligence is built? Presented by Crystal Dahlmeier.
More info here.More workshops listed here.
What's happening at GCCME?
New professional development workshops announced - check them out here.
Infant/Toddler and Early Childhood Certification Programs begin in June! Apply now.

