Nursery World - Modern Montessori Internatonal: ‘A great opportunity to become a confident Montessori practitioner’

After coming to the UK from India Thangamma Ponnappa opted to study with Modern Montessori International (MMI) to fulfil her ambition to work as a Montessori practitioner. Find out about her experience of the MMI programme and placement.

Thangamma Ponnappa is lead Montessori teacher and room leader, MMI Croydon

‘Before I came to England I had worked as a childcare practitioner in India, but in order to practise here I had to gain new qualifications. I had read a lot about the Montessori approach and knew this was what I wanted to do. I contacted Sally at MMI in 2015, who was very supportive and suggested I take the Level 3 Early Years Educator alongside the MMI diploma. Before this I had been looking at an online course which would not have been recognised, so it was very fortunate that I opted for MMI.

‘The great thing about studying with MMI is that there is the opportunity to meet with its Montessori practitioners and get a real sense of what the training involves. After looking at what MMI offered online I met up with Sally and committed to the course. It involves a placement of five months and luckily I was able to gain practical experience in MMI’s nursery in Croydon, which I did while carrying out research and writing assignments.

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