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By mbernhardt

  • Nancy McCormick Rambusch attends the Tenth International Montessori Congress in Paris

    Rambusch meets Mario Montessori, Maria's son and head of AMI.
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    Nancy Rambusch McCormick studies and utilizes Montessori Method

    In her NYC apartment, Rambusch educates her children and other students using Montessori approach

  • Whitby School founded in Greenwich, CT.

    Rambusch and a group of passionate parents formed Whitby. It was the 1st Montessori school to open in the U.S. since early 20th century.

  • Rambusch becomes U.S. representative for AMI

    appointed by Mario Montessori

  • AMS founded

  • Time Magazine feature

    Whitby School, Rambusch, and AMS were featured

  • Learning How to Learn published

    This book, by Nancy Rambusch, and exposure in popular media, opened the eyes of parents and educators desiring change.
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    Montessori programs begin to grow in numbers in America.

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    U.S. education policy changes in ECE

    Focus on high quality early childhood programs drove public policy changes. Unfortunately, Montessorians were not a part of these discussions and had little input. AMS and AMI work separately on public policy issues.

  • The Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE), founded

    dedicated to improving academic degree and certificate programs for Montessori professional educators

  • National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector (NCMPS) founded

    Formed through a major grant from the New York Community Trust, at the request of Bill and Judy Scheide. Keith Whitescarver is NCMPS's founding director, and the late Jackie Cossentino, co- founder, was senior associate and director of research.

  • Montessori Public Policy Initiative (MPPI) formed

    AMI/USA and AMS came together to form MPPI to have a voice in public policy.

  • NCMPS incorporated independently

    Partners with various ...