MAEL was established in the spring of 1999, with the cooperation of the then-external moderator from the University of Brighton, to provide an independent body to monitor the standards of Montessori qualifications. MAEL currently offers three qualifications:
The Montessori Baby-Toddler Diploma
The Montessori International Diploma (Early Years Educator)
The Montessori Primary Diploma

MAEL operates through independent Teaching Centers. These Centers operate under license from MAEL to offer one or more of the MAEL qualifications. Initially MAEL qualifications were only used by Montessori teacher education programs in the UK. Later, other international Centers have enrolled.

Montessori is more than an educational method, and an award of Montessori certification implies more than just achieving a given academic standard. It also asserts acceptance of and adherence to an ethos. Accuracy shall be the main priority for everyone involved in the certification process and MAEL aims to issue only certificates which are accurate and complete and which reflect accurate and complete results.

MAEL’s mission statement is that its aims are to promote the Montessori philosophy of education, in that this should always be based on the inner needs of the child and not constrained by external considerations (other than the demands of living graciously in a civil community), particularly in the fields of teacher training and assessment.

HFMC, a part of the Hello Future Academy, was established on March 31st, 2017. It aims to integrate top Montessori training centers resources around the world and provide the most professional Montessori trainings for parents and teachers in China. This will benefit a considerable number of families and children, to achieve Hello Future's goal "Let children be themselves".

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