Course Schedule
For a detailed schedule for our 2019-2020 daytime course, click to download the Elementary 19-20 Schedule. Our Elementary course will start August 8, 2019, the foundation course starts July 1, 2019. For 2019, class will be during the day (9am to 4pm) and observation and practice teaching will take place during breaks throughout the year. If that schedule doesn’t work for you, we will also be starting summer Elementary classes in 2020. A detailed schedule for our next Elementary summer training can be found here.
Tuition & Payment Dates
For your convenience in making the remainder of your tuition payment(s), you’ll be able to choose one of the following payment plans*:
Options for Paying Balance of tuition (No Foundation Course or Prepaid Foundation Course):
Option 1
A single installment of $11,500, due by:
- August 1, 2019
Option 2
3 installments of $4,037, due by:
- August 1, 2019
- December 1, 2019
- April 1, 2020
Option 3
Nine monthly installments of $1,422, due monthly August 1st 2019 through April 1st 2020.
Options for Paying Balance of tuition (Foundation Course):
Option 1
A single installment of $13,500, due by:
- July 1, 2019
Option 2
3 installments of $4,704, due by:
- July 1, 2019
- December 1, 2019
- April 1, 2019
Option 3
Eleven monthly installments of $1,345 due monthly June 1st 2019 through April 1st 2020
*Please note: A finance fee will be charged for Options 2 and 3, and is included in payment amounts listed above.
Additionally, please plan for approximately $1,200 for the cost of books, classroom materials, and the materials needed to create the albums required for this class.
Financing Options
There are a variety of ways to fund your education at SIMS. Please review our scholarship opportunities, tuition discounts, and payment plans to determine what might be the best fit for you. In addition, students who are also earning their Master’s degree in co-operation with Loyola University Maryland can also access financial aid through the college.
Scholarship Opportunities
In addition to scholarships you may be able to find through your own independent research, we maintain an active list of scholarship opportunities that may be helpful to SIMS training candidates. Check it out here.
Tuition Discounts
We offer early bird discounts for those who can get their applications in before cut-off deadlines. If you’re considering approaching a school to sponsor your participation in our course, please be sure to let them know also have school sponsorship discounts available.
Payment Plans
We know enrolling in our training course is a significant investment (one we think is worth it!). Our payment plans allow you to schedule your payments in the best way you see fit, with monthly and quarterly installment options available. Read more above.
Discounts For Your School
Are you currently a teacher at a Montessori school? If you’d like to encourage your school to sponsor you for training at SIMS, keep in mind that any sponsoring school receives $500 off each sponsored student’s tuition.
Additionally, if your school referred you to us, we will send them $100 once you’ve completed the first 90 days of the training course (please be sure you or your school tells us that you’ve been referred!).
Early Bird Discounts
We offer early bird discounts for those who can get their applications in before these cut-off deadlines:
- Extra Early Bird (by December 10, 2018): Tuition reduced by $500.
- Early Bird (by February 11, 2019): Tuition reduced by $250.
Your application must be completed and acceptance must be finalized by the applicable early bird date. Tuition discounts will be taken from December tuition installments (or final installments, where not applicable).
