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the preschool years.Look for the Gates Foundation's

philosophy of early learning on their

website www.gatesfoundation.org/PacificNorthwest/EarlyLearning.

Too many children in Washingtonstate are entering school emotional-ly, socially, cognitively and physicallyunprepared. The larger the gaps, theharder it is for these children to catchup, resulting in an enormous lossof human potential and a high costto taxpayers. Research shows thatquality early learning for all childrencan improve school-readiness ratesand childrens chances of becomingsuccessful young adults.

Watch this website for future in-formation on early learning grants.

Montessori Institute of America

23807 98th Avenue S, Kent, WA, 98031

Phone: 253-859-2262

Fax: 253-859-1737Email: [email protected]

Inside

Visi nsMIAIA

in a Changing WorldSpring, 2006

Continued on page 9

Washington StateCollaborates WithPreschool Benefactors

MIA Board Meets

February 24, 25th in

Kent, WA

The Board of the MontessoriInstitute of America met on Friday,February 24, and Saturday, Febru-ary 25, at Montessori Plus School inKent, WA. The following members of

the 2005-2006 Board attended themeetings: Natassah Cisse-Williams,Seattle, Rhonda Gear, Pasco, Dr. Mary-ann Johnston, Seattle, Rose Kang,Federal Way, Sharlet McClurkin, Kent,Jane Suchen-Wang, Tainan, Taiwan,and Dee Stephens, Seattle. Membersof the Board who were not pres-ent are: Normi Son, the Philippines,Chang Sook Moon, Taejon, Korea, andHeidi Tessier, Tooele, UT.

REPORTS FROM TEACHERTRAINING CENTERS

Normi Son, Director of MTP ofthe U.S. in the Philippines, reportedto the Board that 136 students, forthe level 2 to 6, registered overthe span of eight classes, begin-ning April, 2002. Since the first 6 9level course began in April, 2004, 23students have registered. Coursesare held in Quezon City in April and

In late January Gov. Christine Gre-goire created the Washington EarlyLearning Fund in order to address

the needs of the states preschool-age children. The fund will receiveup to $90 million from the Bill andMelinda Gate's Foundation, as well asgifts from Bruce and Jolene McCawsTalaris Research Institute Board,Boeing Company, and others. Wash-ington State will also be a financialpartner.

In December, 2005, the GatesFoundation announced an early-learning initiative. Plans have beenmade to create two pilot-project childcare centers, one each in Eastern andWestern Washington. The purposeof the projects is to help children inthe state become better prepared forkindergarten. The partnership be-tween private and public entities willsupport this project. Early learning issignificant to the development of thechild, Gregoire stated, since the major-ity of brain development happens in

MIA CONFERENCE IN SEATTLEAUGUST 18-19, 2006 ..................... ........2

KOPINO CHILDRENS HOMEOPENS IN THE PHILIPPINES...................3


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FROM THE EDITOR

Sharlet J. McClurkin

Yesterdayone of ourvideotape

students, inHattiesburg,Mississippi,called toexplain whyher teach-ers havenot been working on the course.When I asked how her schooland home had fared through theKatrina hurricane, she said that

there had been minor damageto the buildings, but the saddestthing for her was the loss of everyshade tree on the school prop-erty! This morning I began think-ing, what would a Montessorischool look like without trees?Why are trees so necessary to aschool for young children?

DATES FOR YOUR

CALENDARJune 26 to August 9: MTP of WA

Summer 6 Week Course (2 to 6level) in Kent, WA

August 14, 15, 16: BuildingBlocks of Music. Singing and Danc-ing for the 2 to 6 year old, (basedon Kodaly theory) with Doris Mad-daford and Kathryn Armstrong fromVictoria, B.C. STARS hours available.Sponsored by MTP of WA and held

at Montessori Plus School in down-town Kent. Send in your registra-tions as spaces will be limited.

August 18, 19: Montessori Insti-tute of America Annual Conference,held at the Dumas Bay Center inFederal Way, WA.

August 22, 2006 to June 1,2007: Ten-month MTP of WA Class

DEPARTMENT OF

EARLY LEARNING

APPROVED BY

STATE LEGISLATUREBill number 2SHB2964, creating

the Department of Early Learning,passed out of the House by a voteof 81 to 15 on March 4th to concurwith the Senates amendments.On March 6th, the Speaker of theHouse and the President of the Sen-ate signed the bill. The bill has beendelivered to the Governor and isawaiting her signature, expected bythe end of March.

PASCO, WA, CLASSROOM

ASSISTANT NEEDEDSt. Patricks Montessori Preschoolin Pasco, WA is currently acceptingresumes for a full-time classroomassistant for the 2006-2007 schoolyear. Please send current resumeto St. Patricks School, Attn: RhondaGear, 1016 N 14th Avenue, Pasco, WA,99301.

I realize that without shadetrees in Mississippi, the playgroundwould be barren and hot. Here inthe Northwest, we are fortunateto be surrounded by magnificenttrees, even trees that have been here100s of years. I am now truly look-ing at the beautiful trees at our newschool: our twelve quaking aspenand our four cherry trees. But I amespecially eager for our 20-year old

cherry tree at the entrance of theschool to bloom! It looks like

an open palm, with six fingersrising twenty feet to the sky andblooms ready to burst open. Oneyear ago we were still remodeling,and there were no children hereto look up at the canopy of pinkblossoms, inviting them to comein! I am happy and thankful thatwe are in our new building!

Note: Sharlet and Donald McClur-kin will be in Asia during the monthof April: Hong Kong, Hainan Island(China), Sri Lanka and the Philippines.

Anecdote From the Classroom5-Year-Old Boy #1: How do

you like the gorilla I drew?5-Year-Old Boy #2: Youre really

excited about it! (Active listening)Boy #1: Yes, Im a VERY talented

drawer.

The Joys of a Toddler ProgramTeacher to Director: Guess

what! Ellie has been out of diapersfor four days!


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Continued on page 4

By Cedric Bum-Sik Son,Edited by Sharlet J. McClurkin

A home for orphaned and/orneedy Korean-Philippine childrenand their mothers opened in Que-zon City, Philippines, on December17, 2005, with seven parents andnine children, at a get-acquaintedmeeting at the home of Normi and

Cedric Son. Mrs. Son,director of MTP of theU.S. in the Philippines,and her husband, Ce-dric Son, advertised inlocal newspapers andchurches that theirhome would soonopen as the KopinoChildrens Center, ashelter for Korean-Filipino children andmothers. The Sons,accompanied by afemale Kopino staffperson and a Kopinoparent, then visited disadvantagedareas of Manila to locate needyKopino children and mothers. ByFebruary 25, 2006, the number ofchildren and/or parents participat-ing in Kopino activities doubledto thirty-two. A care and support

group now meets at the new resi-dence of Normi and Cedric Son whoserve as house-parents for the fami-lies. The home has five bedroomsand three bathrooms.

The Kopino Center will accom-modate orphans and childrenneeding temporary shelter and care.While the Sons await the govern-ments approval of their application

to maintain an orphanage within thecenter, they accept Kopino childrenwhen their Filipino mothers are work-ing out-of-town. As soon as theirapplication is approved, the Sons willwelcome Kopino children into theirhome, not as orphans but as theirreal children.

Mrs. Son is the founder of Montes-sori Teacher Preparation of the U.S.

Kopino ChildrensAssociation, Inc., BeginsDecember 17, 2005

SHORTBACKGROUND OFKOPINO CHILDRENSCENTER

Terms in Use for Mixed AsianGroups:

Amerasian A term used todescribe the child of American andAsian parents.

Japino A term used to describethe child of Japanese and Filipinoparents.

Kopino A term used to de-scribe the child of Korean andFilipino parents. The Sons coinedand used this term which was of-

ficially recognized by the Philippinegovernment three months ago.

History: Since 1990 Filipinosbegan to see a steady and continu-ous influx of South Koreans into thePhilippines. These Koreans viewedthe Philippines as a less expensiveand less stressful place to live.

Several years later small Koreatowns sprouted up around thecountry, and soon Korean touristscomprised the largest tourist group

to the Philippines. Although thisphenomenon brought economicgains for the Philippines, it wreakedhavoc upon disadvantaged Filipinoswomen who bore children to theKorean men. Although some Ko-rean men took financial responsibil-ity for these children, many did not.In either case, many Kopino childrenusually feel unwanted in either cul-ture, nor are they easily accepted bytheir Korean culture. The Sons wantto assist these children to embracetheir Korean heritage, as well astheir Filipino, and to find their trueworth and identify.

Please refer to the Fall, 2005, MIANewsletter for the full backgroundstory of the Kopino Childrens Cen-ter or go to www.miaworld.org .

in the Philippines, begun in 2001 incollaboration with MTP of Washing-ton. Mrs. Son and Sharlet and DonaldMcClurkin will begin their ninth 2 to 6 level course in Quezon City inApril, 2006, and their third 6-9 courseas well. Cedric Bum-Sik Son has been

a part of the Stump Mission, a socialservice organization in Manila, since1986.

MRS. SON SETS UP INFANT/

TODDLER MONTESSORI HOME

ENVIRONMENT.Normi Son spends her Sunday

afternoons collecting and buying toys


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OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY

KCAI FOR FAMILIES.KCAI has provided other services to

Kopino families. KCAI has: Diversified its helping work for

Kopino families by counseling each ofthem during the weekly home visitsof their staff. One purpose of theseweekly visits is to help the mothersdevise realistic, long-term goals fortheir children.

Assisted one parent in obtaininga regular, good-paying job to sustainthe families daily needs. The mothercanceled her plans to move to Brunei

as a domestic helper. She was over-joyed that she does not have to leavethe Philippines and her daughter.

Connected to employers inKorea. The Sons hope that the Kopinochildren will be allowed to easily enterKorea for gainful employment. Theyalso hope to link these families toKorean companies in the Philippines.

Gifts needed are: Korean books and musical CDs. Schools supplies

FundingTo give to KCAI, please send yourtax-free donation to:Kopino Childrens Center (KCAI)The Stump Overseas Mission, Inc.Attention: Kim Soon Ae, Director5016 Vintage CircleBanning, CA 92220

ORKopino Childrens Assoc., Inc. (KCAI)The Stump Mission, Inc.Attention: Cedric SonU.P.P.O. BOX 153Quezon City, 1101The Philippines

For further information,please email Normi Son [email protected]

Kopino

(from p.4)

PENNY POLISHINGBy Rhonda Gear, Pasco, WA.

Materials: Tray, dull pennies, vinegar

in a dropper bottle, salt in a shaker,

small bowl with water line, polish-

ing cloth, sponge.

Procedure:

1. Take tray to table.

2. Fill bowl to line with water.

3. Choose a penny to polish.

4. Place penny in your palm.

5. Drop two drops of vinegar onpenny.

6. Sprinkle with salt.

7. Rub, rub and rub your penny.

8. Turn it over and repeat procedure

on other side.

9. Rinse penny off in bowl of water.

10. Buff penny with polishing cloth.

11. Pour water out.

12. Use sponge to wipe up any drops

13. Place tray back on shelf.

Purpose: To beautify an everyday

item in ones society.

Indirect Preparation:To make the

penny shine using natural chemi-

cals.

Age (beginning): 3 years

Control of Error: Penny will shine

when natural chemicals are applied

ORIGINAL WORK


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Fall 2005 MIA graduates, level 21/2-6.

PHOTO NEWSFall 2005 MIA Graduates in Taiwan

In Tainan

Jane Suchen Wang (l) and former B-3 graduates with Sharlet and DonaldMcClurkin

In Taipei

Taipei Competency Exam, November 2005

Taipei Competency Exam, November 2005


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PHOTO NEWS

Class #8, level 21/2-6

In the Philippines

Level 21/2-6 MIA graduates with their supervising teachers.

Fall 2005 Competency Exam

Elementary students watch Mr. McClurkin's grammar lesson.


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Why Am I taking the

Montessori Course?By Joy Song N. Ahn, Kenya

My own two children werebrought up in a Montessori kinder-garten in Korea, and I thought it was awonderful method for children. Soonafter that I began a church ministryin a slum area in Kenya on the Africancontinent.

The Problem and the DreamI saw many children here who had

very little opportunity to learn prop-erly. It was the same whether in nurs-ery schools or childcare centers. Then

I remembered that Maria Montessorihad started a school in a slum areaof Rome, and the children changeda lot. Soon I began to have a dreamlike Maria Montessori. I needed moreknowledge of Montessori's Method,however, so I took the MTP of WAvideotape course.

The CityI have been in Nairobi, Kenya, for

last the 14 years. It is a country mixed

with modernity and under-devel-opment, the rich and the extremelypoor. Compared with other Africancountries, Kenya is quite developedbut still there are many poor people,young single mothers, street children,and HIV is a serious problem.

The ChildrenI am ministering to four nursery

schools in slum areas, and their teach-ers.

Most of the people whom I meet

are considered of the lowest class ofsociety. When I first began to workwith the teachers and parents, theydidn't know why they should teachtheir children. Now, after manymonths of teaching them the Mon-tessori method, they began to under-stand. They also began to be proud oftheir children and school. I adapted

the Montessori Method to theirculture. I made materials myself andput these materials with the Montes-sori philosophy into the classroom. Ican't afford to buy original materialsfor the classes so I make all of them

myself.How the Montessori Course

Helps MeI teach the children and the

teachers insights that I have ob-tained through my own studies. First,I focus on the main concepts of edu-cation which I learn from the Mon-tessori ideas and philosophy. Then Ishow the teachers how to work withthe materials. Later I ask them to

present the materials to the childrenjust as I did. After those classes I askthe teachers to create materials forteaching according to what theyhave learned from my classes. Allof the teachers want to know moreabout Montessori education eventhough they are not yet professionalteachers.

What My Future Plans AreI will keep on developing our

teachers and teaching materials. In

fact, I will encourage the teachers todevelop their own materials withintheir environments. My husbandhas also been helping 16 churches,both in slum and rural areas. He hasnow asked me to establish nurseryschools or childcare centers in thosechurches, as well. It is my prayer thatI can help them build healthy educa-tional environments and equip localteachers in those areas.

At the same time, I am preparingto open an International MontessoriNursery School in a Muslim area inMombasa this September. It is thesecond largest town in Kenya. I havea vision to build a good school therewhich will be a model to the teachersand parents. I have a desire to usethe proper Montessori philosophyand method in all of the schools. I

want to teach children with theknowledge that I have received frommy Montessori course.

Someday, if the Lord is willing,I would like to open a Montessoritraining course for local nursery

teachers who are interested in theMontessori method, not for the sakeof business but for a Christian min-istry. I hope to help more childrento learn well and to help teachersto know a good way of teaching inAfrica. These children, when theybecome adults, will be the leadersof this country and of the Africancontinent.

What MontessoriTraining Has Meant

To MeBy Patricia Fulk, Avilla, IN,Birth to 3 Course

I had been in a toddler classroomfor a few years prior to taking theMIA certification program. The guid-ance process given by MTP of WA is

well laid out and has helped me notonly to understand and appreciatethe construction of the child morefully, but it has also changed me as aperson.

The training helped me to rec-ognize that this process of teaching,guiding and directing is ever-chang-ing, depending on the childs needsfor that particular day. I now realizethat I am truly a scientist, an observerand a supporter of the child. So manypeople believe that 18 months to 3years is of so little importance ---andjust babysitting. I know, however, thait is a time when the child adaptshimself to life, tirelessly absorbing theworld, endowed with the capacity tomake himself in a man. The teacherassists him in laying the foundation ohis personality.


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MIA Board Meets in Kent

(from p.1)

Philippine elementary students count the 4chain

Taiwan Montessori Plus school children greet the McClurkins

Continued on page 10

November. A second location inCebu will open this April. Sharlet andDonald McClurkin provide an orienta-

tion and initial lectures for each class.Nine MIA internship schools havebeen approved by the MIA EducationCommittee.

Mrs. Son also reported that theMIA website at www.miaworld.orghas been improved and can beenlarged through the help of MIAmembers. Directors are asked tosend Mrs. Son job opportunities [email protected] so that theycan be posted on this website as well

as photographs of member schoolsand their activities.

A collaboration between MTP ofthe U.S. in the Philippines and theUniversity of San Carlos in Cebu, willsoon be finalized to provide a Masterof Art degree in Montessori educa-tion.

The MIA Board voted to donateover $4,000 to the Kopino ChildrensAssociation, Inc., recently founded byMrs. Son and her husband, Cedric.

Jane

Suchen-Wang,Director ofFormosa Mon-tessori Teacher

Preparation,reported tothe Board thatfifteen schoolsin Taiwan arecurrent MIAmembers. Shealso reportedthat over fiftyof her studentsreceived MIA certificates, for the level2 to 6 years, in 2005. These classeswere held in the following citiesin Taiwan: Tainan, Taipei, Taitung,Kaohsung and Taichung. Mrs. Wangand the McClurkins are currentlymaking plans to begin training pro-grams in China as well as to offer theMIA course for credit at a university inTaitung.

Jane Suchen-Wang has alsofounded a teacher/director organi-zation in Taiwan, Formosa Montes-

sori Institute of America (FMIA), asan organization to assist schools inimproving their practice of Montes-sori education, to conduct researchin education, to offer counseling andrefresher courses to teachers and toprovide information to teachers whoare looking for a new career in Mon-tessori education.

Chang Sook Moon, Director of

Montessori Teacher Preparation of

Korea, Taejon, reported via mail thefollowing information for her 2 to 6level courses:

An MIA training program beganin March, 2006, in Yon Sei Universityin Seoul, Korea, taught by Mrs. Moon.

She provided a basic 20-hourcourse to 240 students in Dae-deokUniversity and Woo-song College inTaejon.

She also provided a basic 20-hour course to 70 students in Kang

Neung Young-Dong College. She introduced the MIA training

course to 10 students in Pusan, 10in Iksan, 15 in Taejon and 10 in KangNeung.

Julia Pane, Director of Caritas

Training Center, in Brooklyn, New Yorkstated that she currently has twenty-nine students in the MIA training forthe level, 2 to 6 years, thirteen atthe Vincent J. Caristo Day Care Centerin Brooklyn and sixteen in Queens,for seven hours once per week. Thecourse begins in early September andends during the middle of June of thenext year.

She reported that these studentsreceive the training free of chargeand are given a paid day off fromtheir work in Head Start programsin order to take the training. Due tobudget cuts, Ms. Pane stated that it

is increasingly difficult to providesubstitutes for the teachers-in-train-ing. Her program is funded throughgrants and foundations.

Twenty day care and Head Startprograms are sponsored and man-aged by the Catholic Charities withapproximately 1900 children in theclassrooms. Almost all of the 95 class-rooms have one or more Montessori


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graduates, interns or trainees as theclassroom staff. All except three ofthe program managers are also ei-

ther graduates, interns or trainees ofthe MIA program. The collaborationbetween Catholic Charities and theMontessori Institute of America wasinitiated in 1995 between Srs. LornaColin and Kathleen Newell and Shar-let and Donald McClurkin of MIA.

Ms. Pane reports that the MIAtraining program in New York grantstwenty-four college credits from St.Francis College in Brooklyn, NewYork.

Sharlet J. McClurkin, Montessori

Teacher Preparation of WA, report-ed that 148 students were listedwith the Montessori AccreditationCouncil for Teacher Education from2004-2006: Summer, 2004 (11); Fall,2004-2005 (25); Summer, 2005 (23);Fall, 2005-2005 (49).

She also stated that thirty stu-dents are currently interning inschools in the state of Washington,nine in schools in Kennewick, Rich-land, and Yakima from the 2005-2006Tri-Cities class. Mrs. Rose Kang ofFederal Way has been named byMTP of WA as Korean Assistant Train-er. In 2005 Mrs. McClurkin providedI-20s to 68 international students.

In the fall of 2005 Mr. and Mrs. Mc-Clurkin provided competency examsin Taipei for fifty students and in thePhilippines for thirty students.

Pushpa Aluthgamage, Sri Lanka.Mrs. Aluthgamage reports that MTPof the U.S. in Sri Lanka began in thespring of 2004. Thirty-two studentshave registered for the 2 to 6 levelcourse. Classes have been held inboth Kandy and Colombo. Two stu-dents who completed the academicprogram were granted student visas

MIA Board Meets in Kent

(from p.4)

to intern in the U.S. Brilliant Interna-tional School in Kandy and St. AnnesMontessori School in Mahawewahave both been approved as intern-ship schools.

In April, 2006, Mr. and Mrs. Mc-Clurkin will make their first visit to SriLanka. They will meet all of the SriLankan teachers and will also speakat a conference on April 9th to ap-

proximately 1,000 Montessori teach-ers from the Central Province.Mrs. Aluthgamage recently

received the following awards forher work with children in the CentralProvince:

MIA Board members (l-r) Front Row: Rose Kang, Natassah Cisse-Williams, Rhonda GearBack Row: Dr. Maryann Johnston, Dee Stephens, Sharlet McClurkin, Jane Suchen-Wang.

Star Award from the Ministry ofIndustrial Development for the BestPerforming Entrepreneur.

One of twenty-five womenchosen for the Most CourageousWomen on National Womens Day.

RHONDA GEAR, TREASURER,REPORTS BENEFITS OF MIAMEMBERSHIP

The MIA treasurer, Rhonda Gear,reports that a new benefit of MIAmembership will begin in the nextyear with a seminar, provided at nocost, to MIA members, individualand/or schools. Other benefits thatMIA members currently receive are:complimentary biannual newsletter,discounts on annual conferences,STARS validated workshops andconferences, job listings and schoolfeatures in newsletters and on the

MIA website.

OFFICERS FOR 2006Officers elected until August 18,

2006, are: Sharlet McClurkin, Presi-dent; Dee Stephens, Vice-President;Natassah Cisse-Williams; Secretary;Rhonda Gear, Treasurer.

Pushpa Aluthgamage with Sharlet McClurkin


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MIA Board of Directors, 2005-06

Legislative Liaison:

Dr. Maryann Johnston

[email protected]

Nominating Committee:Heidi Tessier

[email protected]

U.S. Trainer to Koreans

Rose [email protected]

Website and Liaison to

Philippines: Normi Son

[email protected]

Liaison to Korea

Chang Sook [email protected]

Liaison to TaiwanJane Suchen Wang

[email protected]

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS:

Membership Committee

Soo Yeong

Liaison to Sri Lanka

Pushpa [email protected]

New Certified MIA Schools &Teachers 2005-2006

NEW MIA SCHOOLS

March 2005

KOREAJak Eun Na Ra Childrens

HouseYeon Kok KindergartenBlue Bird Children House

May 2005

HATTIESBURG, MSMontessori Childrens

House of Hattiesburg

SEATTLE, WAVeranda Montessori

June 2005

BROOKLYN, NYCaritas Training Center

BANKS, ORElianne Hudson, 6-9

DES MOINES, WAZan Burton, 2 -6

SEATTLE, WAAnita Ensley, 2 -6Renee Derby, 2 -6

January 2006

AVILLA, INPatricia K. Fulk, Birth-3

February 2006

EVERETT, WASunghyun Go, 2 -6

KOREAEun Sook Lee, 2 -6

TAIWANYu-Cheug, Hsieh, 2 -6Ching-Fang, Bun, 2 -6Yu-Yun, Wang, 2 -6Shu-Chuan, Wang, 2 -6

November 2005

TAIWANChung-Hsing Kids SchoolHappy Ants Kids School

December 2005

OLYMPIA, WACapital Montessori School

ENUMCLAW, WA

A Country Garden Montes-sori School

February 2006

YAKIMA, WAOakridge Montessori

School

President/

Conference Co-chair:

Sharlet [email protected]

Vice President: Dee Stephens

[email protected]

Secretary/

Conference Co-chair:Natassah Cisse-Williams

[email protected]

Treasurer: Rhonda [email protected]

October 2005

SPOKANE, WAMaricela Lindsey, 2 -6

KOREANam Mi Kim, 2 -6Kyung Min Kim, 2 -6Sook Hee Jin, 2 -6

November 2005

PHILIPPINESMaria Lourdes A. Rojas

2 -6Carolyn M. Rocero, 2 -6Ma. Loida A. Torres, 2 -6

TAIWANAnna Jian Li-Chin Beach

2 -6

December 2005

PHILIPPINES

Starra Steffanii Ross Y. Uy2 -6


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2006 - 2007 Membership FormTo become a MIA member, please complete the applicable portion of the following form. Each year, renewingmembership fees are due on or before June 1, 2006. Please circle the type of membership and submit the appro-priate fees to the address below. Checks should be made payable to Montessori Institute of America (MIA).

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPName

Address

City State

Country

Zip or Country Code

Phone Email

Date of Certification:: Level 0 3 ______Level 3 6 ______Level 6 9 ______

SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP

Owner

Director

Center/School Name

Address

City State

Country

Zip or Country Code

Phone Email

$40 One Year IndividualMembership

$50 One Year IndividualInternational

Membership

$70 Two Year IndividualMembership(2004-2006)

$80 Two Year IndividualInternationalMembership

$30 Parent/GeneralMember

Mark this box if you do not want yourinformation listed in the next MIAdirectory.

$100 New MIA InternshipSchool

$100 New MIA SchoolGeneral Membership

$75 Internship SchoolRenewal

$75 General SchoolRenewal

$150 Teacher Training Center

Mark this box if you do not want yourinformation listed in the next MIAdirectory.

Mail to: Montessori Institute of America, Membership Committee23807 98TH Avenue S, Kent, WA 98031

Phone: (866) 856-2262 or (253) 859-2262 Fax: (253) 859-1737


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