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In Scarbourough, NY, a prominent banker opens a Montessori school in his home catering to the wealthy, cultured families striving to gove their children the best education
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Montessori gives a 3 week lecture tour
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San Francisco- Maria Montessori demonstrates the method and gives an international training course to prospective Montessori teachers
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more than 100 Montessori schools are operating in the US
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Montessori education in the US almost completely vanishes over the next decade due to cultural, educational, and political shifts
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Nancy McCormick Rambausch attends the 10th Annual International Montesssori Congress where she meets Mario Montessori, Maria Montessori's son and successor as head of Association Montessori International (AMI)
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Rambausch takes Montessori coursework and conducts classes for her own children and others in her New York apartment
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Rambausch moves to Greenwich, CT and is involved in a group of prominent parents who share her desire to be deeply involved in their children's education
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Rambausch's group founds the Whitby School, the first Montessori school to open in the US since the ealy 20th century
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Rambausch is selected to be Whitby's Head of School
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Rambausch is appointed US representative of AMI by Mario Montessori
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Rambausch founds AMS
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TIME magazine features Rambausch, Whitby School, and the American Montessori revivial. This leads many parents to turn to AMS for advice on starting schools and study groups.
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Rambausch's book, "Learning How to Learn" is published
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Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education is founded, which AMS is affiliated with.
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MAS launches National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector which focuses on equity and access to help public schools deliver high-quality, personalized education through Montessori. (NCMPS is incorporated independently in 2015)
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Montessori Public Policy Initiative is formed by AMI and AMS to advocate and have a platform for education public policy
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The US alone has approximately 5,000 Montessori schools serving infants through adolescence
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AMS begins thefirst cohort of the Instructors Academy