Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) was established by Maria Montessori in 1929 to protect the integrity of her work and to support high standards for both teacher training and schools. Today, AMI is regarded as the highest standard of Montessori education worldwide and continues to uphold the original Montessori standards whilst collaborating with contemporary research in neuroscience and child development.
At Newberry House we strive to attain AMI standards in each one of our Montessori environments and we have developed strong ties with the AMI community abroad. We also work closely with the Indaba Institute, the first AMI training centre in sub-Saharan Africa.
Newberry House was also represented at the Educateurs sans Frontières (EsF) Assembly in 2018. EsF (education without borders) is a global organisation mandated by AMI to serve children through innovative educational initiatives, using Montessori principles and practices. The Assembly was attended by delegates from across the world, including leaders in education, business, and social enterprise and our campus was visited during the week-long programme to showcase how Montessori is applied in our context.
Cambridge International
Our Grade 10-12 students follow the internationally acclaimed Cambridge curriculum, where they take a variety of subjects at IGCSE and AS/A-level and leave school with a qualification that allows them to study at most Universities worldwide.
Newberry House is also an accredited Cambridge Assessment International Education Examination Centre, which is open to any student wanting to write a Cambridge examination. Please contact the office if you would like more information on our examination centre.
Synergy between Montessori & Cambridge
We believe that there is a strong synergy between Montessori and Cambridge, with both models facilitating students being able to take ownership of their own learning, applying knowledge to a variety of contexts and becoming big-picture thinkers who can think for themselves as well as work collaboratively to solve everyday problems.