Montessori Training with Far-Reaching Impact
MINT prepares Montessori educators to support the development of the whole child. Through AMI training, students deepen their understanding of human development, learn to observe children closely, and prepare environments that offer meaningful activity and increasing independence. Graduates leave MINT prepared to put Montessori principles into practice with children and families.
From its home in North Texas, MINT's work has grown to reach Montessori educators across the United States and around the world. Students train with MINT in Dallas, Houston, Madison, and Nashville, through blended courses that bring together students from across the country, and online with students internationally. They carry their training into the schools, programs, and communities where they live and work.
Research has shown that Montessori education can support strong academic and social outcomes and may help reduce disparities in educational achievement. By preparing more Montessori educators, MINT works toward a future in which more children have access to environments that support their development and growing independence.
As a nonprofit training center, MINT relies on both tuition and community support to make this work possible. Student tuition covers only part of the cost of providing training. Since MINT's founding, donors and community partners have helped sustain its programs and extend the reach of its work.
On North Texas Giving Day, a gift to MINT begins here and reaches far beyond North Texas.
The mission of the Montessori Institute of North Texas is to advance Montessori education through transformative AMI teacher training and community engagement.
Our vision is that Montessori principles empower all people to build communities of peace, respect and belonging.
Scholarships & Student Support
Help reduce financial barriers to AMI training, including scholarships, books, materials, and other costs associated with completing a course.
Training & Program Support
Student tuition covers only part of the cost of providing MINT's training. Donations help sustain the faculty, resources, and program expenses that allow MINT to offer high-quality AMI training.
Community & Educator Support
Support MINT's work beyond formal training, including educator mentoring, professional learning opportunities, family programs, and resources for Montessori communities.
MINT recognizes that our society is shaped by history. The systems we live in now were built during different eras, but we will shape where we go next. We affirm that building a just world requires both personal transformation and collective responsibility.
We recognize that to create change, each one of us has work to do on a continuous basis. We recognize that even as we look deeply within ourselves, we must support all individuals in our organization -- faculty, staff, and students alike -- in doing the same.
Our call to action is dual in nature – we must each reflect deeply on ourselves first and then carry our realizations out into our work in society. Personal change is powerful. When change begins within an individual, an entire community can be influenced, and an entire society can be changed. As one of our MINT students has said, “I think all teachers need to be trained like this because it changes your view on the way you look at yourself. When you think about changing the whole world, it’s very, very overwhelming. But now my part in this is going to be for my community and my school and to make that change very small and one child at a time.”
MINT was founded and remains grounded in the knowledge that, in Dr. Montessori’s words, “the child is both a hope and a promise for mankind,” and “it is absolutely certain that the secret of future human power lies hidden within humanity as it develops – within young people.”
We renew our commitment to nurture and protect that hope and promise through both individual action and social responsibility.
We affirm our commitment to continue to examine ourselves and our institution to ensure that our practices reflect our founding principles.
We affirm our commitment to training that begins with the “study of one’s self” and the understanding that change must begin within the individual.
We renew our commitment to train teachers who will recognize and honor our common humanity and work for a better future for all our children.
We renew our commitment to work in this way to create a world of equity and social justice, where all children can achieve their full potential and live in peace and dignity.
Organization name
Montessori Institute of North Texas
Tax id (EIN)
20-0088952
Causes
Education - Higher Ed
Operating Budget
$1,000,000 - $2,999,999
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
4006 Belt Line Road Suite 100