The Founders
We share a history together at the famous youth football academy Ajax Amsterdam and have accumulated more than 30 years of experience as coaches and leaders in different sports environments from grassroots to elite. Both of us are currently undergoing 3-6 AMI Diploma Course training.
Ruben Jongkind
Patrick Oudejans
Why Montessori and Sports?
The lack of movement is one of the biggest threats to health in modern societies. Physical activity is imperative to overcome this threat.
Montessori is an interest-based educational philosophy. With more than 6 billion people interested in sports, it is universal in its appeal to children. Montessori Sports sparks this interest to enhance the overall development of children.
Sports offers a prepared environment to enhance the physical, emotional and spiritual development of children, provided that it is designed and maintained using Montessori principles.
Strategic partner of AMI
Founded in 1929 by the pioneering scientist and educator, Maria Montessori, AMI is the globally recognised authority on Montessori education and research, applying authentic Montessori principles in education and humanitarian work.
After years of cooperation and successful pilots Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and Montessori Sports decided to establish a strategic partnership to develop a Montessori curriculum for sports education and to establish a Montessori Sports Fund (MSF) to bring Montessori education to sports-loving under-resourced communities.
Visit the AMI websiteMontessori Sports Fund
The mission of the Montessori Sports Fund is to use the power of sports to bring Montessori education to children, schools and teachers in need.
Montessori Sports donates 1$ / month per member into this fund.
Photo: One of our MSF candidates is a Montessori orphanage in Chihuahua, Mexico, where children love sports but much support is needed.
Montessori Sports Fundamentals Course
This 40-hour online AMI certified course (English spoken) will provide you with the basic knowledge on how to integrate sports into Montessori environments across all planes of development. You can do this course at your own pace and in your own time and there are no designated timeslots to be online.
Montessori Sports Fundamentals
$297
ONE-TIME PAYMENT
Online course (AMI certified)
- Total workload of 40 hours
- English spoken (subtitles: ENG)
- You can do this course at your own pace and in your own time
Upon completion of the course you will:
- understand the philosophical and practical connection between Montessori and Sports
- understand the basic principles and methods for implementing sports in a Montessori environment
- receive an official AMI accredited certificate
- be invited to attend a 1-hour live graduation ceremony
Montessori Sports Fundamentals
$99
PAY IN 3 INSTALLMENTS
Online course (AMI certified)
- Total workload of 40 hours
- English spoken (subtitles: ENG)
- You can do this course at your own pace and in your own time
Upon completion of the course you will:
- understand the philosophical and practical connection between Montessori and Sports
- understand the basic principles and methods for implementing sports in a Montessori environment
- receive an official AMI accredited certificate
- be invited to attend a 1-hour live graduation ceremony
Membership
$9
PER MONTH
- Exclusively for people who completed the Montessori Sports Fundamentals course
- Library with 100+ Montessori Sports activities
- Weekly content with new exercises, practical challenges and theoretical backgrounds
- Montessori Sports member community platform to share experiences and ask questions
- Monthly interviews and discussions on different topics within the realm of Montessori Sports
For each $9 dollar per month, $1 per month will be donated into the Montessori Sports Fund
