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The Process of Attaining AMS School Accreditation

Administrator / Head Of School / Administration / Accreditation

Find out what steps your school needs to take to earn AMS accreditation, along with details about timeline and fees.

Maintaining Your AMS Accreditation

School Quality

Achieving AMS accreditation opens the door to an exciting and rewarding new journey—one that can help your school build an ever-stronger, ever-closer community.

AMS School Accreditation

Administrator / Head Of School / Administration / Accreditation

The voluntary, multi-year AMS accreditation process affirms that a school is reaching standards of excellence recognized by Montessori educators worldwide.

Getting Started with Your School Accreditation

Head Of School / Administrator / Administration / Accreditation

The first step to AMS accreditation for your school is determining its eligibility.

AMS Accreditation Standards

Administrator / Head Of School / Administration / Standards / Accreditation

To become accredited by AMS, a Montessori school must meet and maintain specific, rigorous standards of excellence. These standards define and demonstrate the quality and integrity of its program.

The Montessori Uninterrupted Work Period

Administration

The American Montessori Society School Accreditation Commission and the AMS Teacher Education Action Commission offer this resource to AMS schools and affiliated teacher education programs to clarify AMS’s definition of optimal uninterrupted work period in Montessori classrooms.

What Exactly Is an AMS-Accredited School?

AMS accreditation is the highest level of recognition a Montessori school can achieve. About 15% of AMS’s member schools are AMS-accredited.

The Labyrinth of Identity: An Individual’s Accounting of Her Journey Through the AMS ABAR Course

Anti-bias, antiracist (ABAR) work can start with a journey inward and, after gaining perspective at its nucleus, a journey outward to apply the equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice lens to Montessori work, including the classroom, school leadership, AMS accreditation, and more.

Boston's Black Heritage Trail: A Walking Tour

Explore the historic sites of Boston's Black Heritage Trail alongside Ayana Crawford, school accreditation manager at AMS.

Characteristics of Montessori Programs for Infants and Toddlers

A collaboration of the AMS School Accreditation Action Commission and the Teacher Education Action Commission, and designed to provide a guide for best practices in a Montessori I&T environment.

Characteristics of a Montessori Elementary Program

A collaboration of the AMS School Accreditation Action Commission and the Teacher Education Action Commission, and designed to provide a guide for best practices in a Montessori EL environment.

Characteristics of a Montessori Early Childhood Program

A collaboration of the AMS School Accreditation Action Commission and the Teacher Education Action Commission, and designed to provide a guide for best practices in a Montessori EC environment.

Characteristics of a Montessori Secondary Program

A collaboration of the AMS School Accreditation Action Commission and the Teacher Education Action Commission, and designed to provide a guide for best practices in a Montessori SEC environment.

Press Releases, Part 1: To Write or Not to Write

Professional Development

Do you have news about your AMS-member school or affiliated teacher education program to share with the broader community? This guide will take you through some best practices on creating a press release.

Classroom Materials Lists

Download the classroom materials lists for each level.