"Movement is an essential factor in intellectual growth"

Dr. Maria Montessori, The Secret of Childhood, p. 201

Learn how to integrate sports into your environment in a Montessori way!

Blended course agenda 2025
The Montessori Sports Summit 2025

See what Montessori Sports offers to you...

As an educator

Learn how to prepare Montessori Sports environments, and to observe children in sports activities across all planes of development. Join our community.

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As a school

Become partner of Montessori Sports. We support heads of schools and guides to make sports part of your school culture. Join our community.

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For children (6-18 years)

The International Football Camp 2025 is a premier training experience, combining elite coaching, Total Football player development, and the Montessori philosophy.

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Our Achievements

1496 students

So far, we have welcomed 1,496 students, 80 percent of whom are female and 55 percent of whom are AMI-trained.

81 countries

Students from 81 countries worldwide are represented on our learning platform. That is almost 40% of all countries in the world!

Score 8.9 / 10

Graduates grade the Montessori Sports course with an overall 8.9 out of 10. All of our graduates mentioned that "they became better teachers" through our course. 

What our graduates say

Sonia (India, 2025)
"The Montessori Sports course is a transformative experience that beautifully integrates physical education with Montessori principles."
Sharon (Mexico, 2025)
"It has greatly influenced me in the area of observing and understanding the child more in relation to their movement. The activity videos also helped me personally by encouraging introspection and being kinder to myself. "
Joel (Brazil, 2025)
"Everything in this course has influenced me, especially how I will prepare my lessons and how I will conduct myself during them. This course has given me the motivation I needed to create and implement a Montessori Sports curriculum for children aged 3 to 10 years. "

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 embed sports into Montessori education and to establish a Montessori Sports Fund (MSF) to bring Montessori education to sports-loving under-resourced communities.

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"We know movement benefits the child's development and learning. We know the child was born to move. The AMI Montessori Sports course provides practical ways you can engage the child through movement, focusing particularly on the outdoor prepared environment which can sometimes be overlooked. This is a great course for AMI graduates (of all age groups), administrators, parents and anyone who wants to experience and build their confidence in the joy of movement!"

 

Amy Kirkham, AMI 3-6 Trainer

Example environment

3-6

Watch here an example of how you can integrate sports into your Montessori environment.
In our 40-hour online course you will learn the principles of how to prepare this environment!

 

Why Montessori and Sports?

More than 6 billion people in the world are interested in sports. It is universal in its appeal to children.

Furthermore, lack of movement is one of the biggest threats to health in modern societies. Technological developments contribute to a sedentary lifestyle. There is an increasing rate of obesity among young children across the globe. 

Therefore, sports must be part of Montessori education.

Sport enhances the physical, emotional and spiritual development of children, provided that it is designed and maintained using Montessori principles.

Start with the 2-hour Introductory Workshop

This online workshop consists of  31 lessons and will shift your mindset about sports education for only 49 EURO. After completion you will receive a certificate of attendance and a 10% discount on the Fundamentals course. 

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