FAQs. Have more questions?
How
do I know this is legit, before I send in my money?
What
methods of payment does CCBill accept for International customers?
I
have no training... will I still be able to do this program?
Have
you already done the research to recommend the most affordable place to
purchase the
products
[for your members who sign up for your programs]?
Can
I work at my own pace or is there a daily order for completion?
What
does your program suggest/require to have on hand?
Would
we get a type of certificate?
Can
I get a certificate so I can teach Montessori at a Montessori school?
Do
you offer your program in other languages?
Are
the lessons to be completed on the computer or printed and done with materials
nearby?
Is
there a way I can download all the info together, or at least each individually
with all the
text
and pictures in tact?
Is
there a recommended books list or workbooks once you are in the program?
Is
your web course material based on a Montessori book available for purchase?
Have
you released a workbook or hard copy course material for reference?
Where
can I find Montessori for the upper elementary age group [9 to 12]
Do
you have one program which includes all the material you have to offer
for 0-6 year olds?
Still
more questions?
"How do I know this is legit,
before I send in my money?"
You can join some of the Montessori
homeschool Yahoo groups and ask
other people for recommendations for my programs. You can also read my
testimonials!
"What methods of
payment does CCBill accept for International customers?"
CCBill
primarily accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and JCB credit card payments
from customers outside of the United States. CCBill also offers an EU Debit
service which is a payment option that allows customers from the Netherlands,
Germany, and Austria to pay using checks from European banks.
Please note that
non-USD credit card payments require credit cards from Visa or MasterCard.
We cannot process transactions in non-US currency using cards other than
Visa and MasterCard.
Some CCBill websites
additionally offer a DirectPay service which allows you to transfer funds
directly from your bank account to your CCBill account to purchase a membership.
If available, this feature will be clearly posted on the site.
"Can I work at my own pace
or is there a daily order for completion."
Yes, you work at your own pace.
I would suggest reading the Montessori philosophy and methodology first,
then trying out a few lessons per week. In fact, I have redesigned my programs
to include weekly and or monthly time lines for the lessons and activities.
"Hello.... Being that I have
no training and really no concrete ideas of how to train a child in the
Montessori method... will I still be able to do this program?"
Yes, it offers lots of reading
material that is fairly easy to understand plus weekly lesson plans with
step by step instructions.
"Can I get a certificate so
I can teach Montessori at a Montessori school?"
No, not with this program.
However, there are other distance learning programs that offer teacher
training and grant you a certificate to teach at a Montessori school.
If you want to get Montessori training
for which you receive a certificate to teach at a Montessori school through
distance learning, go here.
"Are the lessons to be completed
on the computer or printed and done with materials nearby?"
The lessons can be printed
out and kept in a binder or some folders, or on your
computer's hard drive! (They are not
interactive.) To do this, turn on your printer, click File, then click
Print!
Please
read if you did not get an email message from me within four or
five business week days:
There are several reasons why
you did not get an e-mail message from me:
#1 Reason: You made a purchase with
PayPal but you did not add my email to your email-address
book. My email is: newmearth (at) yahoo (dot) com.
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system sent my e-mail message to your bulk/spam/junk/trash e-mail folder.
So please check your bulk/spam/junk/trash e-mail folders.
#3 Reason: Your
email ended up in my spam folder!
#4 Reason: Your PayPal account e-mail
address is old/outdated--or you made a typing error in your PayPal e-mail
address when you signed up.
Good news: I save all my "sent" email
messages, so if I sent you an email message but you did not get it, I have
a copy of it in my "sent" folder.
So if you have not heard from me yet,
assume one of the above has happened and contact me ASAP on my message
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To see when I'm working online, and
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"You may remember that I inquired
about purchasing Montessori materials. I'm still struggling through
that decision. I am financially able and willing to purchase SOME
of the materials and plan to make others. What does your program suggest/require
to have on hand?"
Most of my lessons include
how to make your own materials, when able to do so. Because my Montessori
distance learning program has been designed to be used by homeschoolers,
and people all over the world, I have made a great effort to help parents
and teachers make their own materials.
"I'd hate to come in with both
eyes closed, only to find I'm paying for a program before I can implement
it! My daughter is... extremely bright, and I'd really like to foster
her love for learning."
You are off to a great start
learning about Montessori education. So much of it is really in the philosophy
of how to raise and educate your child, so spend lots of time reading the
philosophy [and methodology].
And you can always order Montessori
books or find them at the library, the ones written by other Montessori
teachers are easier to understand than the ones written by Maria Montessori,
who was addressing students and teachers.
"Would we get a type of certificate
at the end to say we had taken the course?"
I am not calling this a course,
as my programs are not from a college or training center, however, you
can probably get credit through a local community college for independent
work study, which includes taking my program. I do not offer any certificates
at this time.
"Do you offer your program
in other languages?"
When you join, you can cut
and paste the URL of the documents, activities, lesson(s) you want translated
into Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese at the Babelfish
Altavista Website, in the translation box.
use of the word "ebook"
confused a handfull of people, and as a result, the term is no longer used
to describe my content.
"Is there a recommended books
list... once you are in the program?"
I recommend certain Montessori
(and other) books through out most of my programs, as well as a list of
books that I've reviewed personally.
But I don't have a recommended books
list, per say, instead usually I suggest reading the
reviews at Amazon.com for the Montessori
and homeschool books sold
there! This is such a valuable resource!
I get books this way all the
time--by reading the reviews!
There is also the most comprehensive
Montessori book list at Nienhaus.com for hard to find, rare, out of print,
and unique Montessori books.
"Is your web... material based
on a Montessori book available for purchase?"
Yes and no.
My toddler and preschool lessons are
based on a Montessori book used in my training courses called the Redbook
created by Ursula Thrush, my teacher. She sold it through her school website
(The Maria Montessori School for the Golden Gate in San Francisco)
although people complained that it took 6 to 8 weeks to get it in the mail.
However, she passed away. Her school
and training program are still active, but I don't know if they still sell
her "Redbook" which contains all the Montessori lessons and philosophy
she used in her training. She also sold the elementary lessons in another
book as well.
My infant and young tot lessons are
loosely based on the NAMC training manuals available for purchase at their
website, my own experiences, as well as infant activity books from
the library.
"Have you released a workbook
or hard copy [book] for reference?"
I have Montessori
books on Kindle and in PDF. Sorry, I don't have a work book or hard
copy at the moment.
"Can you suggest a resource
for preparing an environment for the 16 mo. old?"
There is a Montessori book
for birth to threes, Montessori
from the Start: The Child at Home from Birth to Age Three by
Paula Polk Lillard. You can find it at Amazon.com or check your local bookstore
or library.
You can also visit The
Toddler Tutor, and order her book, Awakening Your Toddler's Love
of Learning (at her website). I highly recommend it!
International:
  
 
Cut and paste the URL (link)
of the document, activity, lesson you want translated at the altavista
babelfish Website, in the translation box.
"I am [a new member] trying
to figure out how to download all the wealth of info! I see the links where
I can access the text and pictures on each of the topics, but is there
a way I can download all the info together, or at least each individually
with all the text and pictures in tact?"
The easiest and fastest way
to save them to your computer is to use your browser. When you click on
the link, go to "file" in your browser and click on "save as" and then
under file name box (which you can change--the file name) another box will
say "save as type", pick Webpage, complete htm, html. As you choose,
figure out which file to save it into on your computer (at the top and
on the side). It's not unlike saving documents in your computer.
"Do you have a program which
includes all the material you have to offer for 0-6 years?"
No, I don't at this time.
"For my boys' ages (4, 6, and
7 1/2) which of your programs do you recommend that I purchase in order
to have a complete program?"
For a complete program, I recommend
doing it slowly over time, don't try it all at once or you will feel overwhelmed.
Start with the 4-5 program, then add Year One, then a few months later
or so, add Year Two and Three.
"Have you already done the
research to recommend the most affordable place to purchase the products[for
your members who signed up for your programs]? And
or do you give advise on where to buy shelves and affordable products?"
After you sign up and access
your membership page, Montessori activities are listed on a separate webpage
with $ or $$ or $$$ or $$$$ or free download, and if it is not listed let
me know and I will research it and add it!
I am also happy to look over materials
you want to buy and give you my opinion as to cost, or whether there is
a free download, etc. (I do this a lot for homeschoolers!)
On the shelving, there is no affordable
children's furniture or shelving that I have ever found. Better to get
it used on Craigs List or a local second hand store or garage sales, then
when you have what you need, paint it all the same color (white is typical
in Montessori schools).
USA Military Families
Please
contact
me if you are a USA military family, or your spouse is a veteran, and
tell me which program(s) you are interested in, where you are stationed,
and a little bit about your family so that I can offer you a special on
my Montessori programs and consulting, in honor of your service and sacrifice
to the United States...during these challenging times.
*
Visit
the Wounded Warrior Project: "Raising awareness
and enlisting the public's aid for the needs of injured USA
service members."
*
Send
Your Expired Coupons to Military Overseas!
Still more questions?
I am happy to answer your questions:
due
to the high volume of messages I get, I may not be able to reply to your
questions for several days. My sincerest apologies! Contact
me here!
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