Kathmandu's private schools run pre-primary classes, and Montessori-based preschools are increasingly common.
You can study APTTI's Montessori teacher training online from Nepal: the Certificate (120 hours), Diploma (200 hours) or PG Diploma (240 hours). Fees are USD 170, 325 or 475. Entry is 10+2 or a degree. The certificate is APTTI's own: widely used for private preschool jobs, but not a local teaching licence.
Montessori jobs in Nepal
Private schools hire pre-primary and Montessori teachers.
Montessori preschools have grown in the Kathmandu Valley.
Job titles to search: Montessori teacher, pre-primary teacher, ECED facilitator.
Recognition and rules in Nepal
Early childhood education and development (ECED) rules are set nationally and locally. An APTTI certificate is additional training.
The preliminary level. It introduces the Montessori philosophy, the prepared environment and the core areas of the 3–6 classroom for people starting out in early childhood teaching.
The advanced level and the usual choice for classroom roles. It concentrates on the Montessori apparatus and methods of instruction, and you plan Montessori lessons of your own.
The most extensive level. It covers Maria Montessori's methodology in depth, compares it with other preschool approaches, and adds lesson planning and case studies.
Is online Montessori certification valid? An online Montessori certificate is valid as evidence that you completed that provider's course, and many private…