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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
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AMS founded
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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
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