MONTESSORI SPORTS

FUNDAMENTALS
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Montessori Sports Fundamentals Certificate Course (Online)

This online course is for everyone that wants to acquire

Course description fundamental knowledge and tools on how to combine
Montessori and Sports across all planes of development.
8 weeks (starting from when the participant purchased the
Duration
course)
There is an estimated total workload of 40 hours. An average
Workload workload of 5 hours per week. This can be done in your own
time and combined with a regular workweek.

0. Introduction
I. Welcome
II. Outline and objectives
III. About your trainers
IV. About you

1. Montessori and Sports

I. Montessori Educational Philosophy
II. The History of Sports
III. Montessori and Sports

2. The importance of sports in contemporary society

I. Sports as a point of interest
II. Benefits of sports on body and mind
III. Importance of sports in the Montessori environment

3. Systems of sports education

I. Traditional Sports education
II. Montessori Sports education

4. Human tendencies and sports

I. Human tendencies and sports
Course topics
5. Movement development
I. Movement development across the planes of
development
II. Skills (Body, Object, Mind)

6. Preparing the sports environment

I. Principles of the prepared environment
II. The prepared environment across the planes of
development

7. Role of the adult in the sports environment

I. Principles of the prepared adult
II. The role of the adult across the planes of development

8. Observations and lesson planning

I. Guidelines for observation
II. Guidelines for lesson planning

9. Conclusion and evaluation

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 After you’ve completed this course you:

• Understand the connection between sports and

Montessori education across all planes of
development
• Understand how sports will contribute to overall child
development across all planes of development
Learning outcomes • Have acquired basic sports skills to present to the
children
• Are able to prepare different learning environments for
sports
• Are able to guide different sports sessions during the
outdoor time with their children
• Are able to conduct observations on children during
the sports sessions
Every week you’ll receive assignments to fulfill that week.
• Questionnaires
• Practice own sports skills (send in videos)
• Essays
• Environment check (send in pictures)
Assignments
• Observations (send in notes)
• Individual presentations (send in videos)
• Group presentations (send in videos)
All assignments can be uploaded on our online course
platform and will be checked by Montessori Sports.
In order to obtain the Montessori Sports Fundamentals
certificate all assignments need to be checked and approved*
by the Montessori Sports team. After the assignments are
Certification requirements approved, the participant will receive the certificate by email.

*If the assignments are not approved, the participant need to

fulfill another assignment which he/she will receive by email.

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