Montessori Elementary Teacher

About the role

We are seeking a caring, responsible, and enthusiastic Montessori Elementary Teacher to join Sulawesi’s first authentic, AMI-based Montessori Elementary programme.

Montessori is the foundation of our Elementary programme—not simply an additional teaching method. Our mixed-age classroom follows the AMI approach and curriculum through Cosmic Education, key lessons, hands-on materials, individualised presentations, purposeful observation, and uninterrupted work cycles.

You will guide children aged 6–12 in developing curiosity, independence, responsibility, and a genuine love of learning. You will work closely with our Academic Directress, Learning Coordinator, and Elementary team, with ongoing mentoring to support your Montessori practice.

Key responsibilities

• Present individual, small-group, and group lessons based on the AMI Montessori Elementary curriculum.

• Guide children in Mathematics, Language, Geometry, Biology, Geography, History, and Cosmic Education.

• Use the Great Stories and key lessons to inspire curiosity, imagination, and independent exploration.

• Observe each child and plan appropriate lessons and follow-up work based on their readiness and developmental needs.

• Protect the uninterrupted work cycle and guide purposeful, independent, and collaborative work.

• Support children’s concentration, responsibility, self-discipline, time management, and respectful behaviour.

• Prepare and maintain an orderly, attractive, and complete Montessori environment.

• Monitor progress through systematic observation, record-keeping, and team discussions.

• Prepare weekly plans, lesson records, digital portfolios, and student reports.

• Align Montessori learning with Indonesian national curriculum requirements while preserving the integrity of the Montessori approach.

• Communicate professionally with parents and collaborate in meetings, training, curriculum planning, and school events.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Elementary Education, or a relevant field.

• An AMI Elementary Diploma or Montessori Elementary training is highly regarded.

• Applicants without formal Montessori training may be considered if they demonstrate a strong commitment to AMI Montessori practice, training, and mentoring.

• Experience working with children aged 6–12 is preferred.

• Good spoken and written English and Bahasa Indonesia.

• Able to prepare clear plans, observation records, and student reports.

• Comfortable using digital tools for planning and learning documentation.

• Patient, observant, organised, reflective, and collaborative.

• Open to feedback, mentoring, classroom observation, and continuous professional development.

• Passionate about authentic Montessori education, Cosmic Education, and respectful guidance.

AAbout us

Kinderglory Montessori School is a values-driven Montessori school in Manado and the first school to establish an authentic, AMI-based Montessori Elementary programme in Sulawesi.

We thoughtfully align the AMI Montessori Elementary curriculum with Indonesian national education requirements while preserving its essential principles and progression. Through Cosmic Education and a carefully prepared mixed-age environment, we nurture children’s intellectual curiosity, independence, character, compassion, integrity, social responsibility, and sense of purpose.

Benefits

• Help pioneer authentic, AMI-based Montessori Elementary education in Sulawesi.

• Ongoing Montessori mentoring, professional development, and classroom support.

• Hands-on experience implementing the AMI Elementary curriculum and Cosmic Education.

• Access to Montessori materials, albums, and curriculum resources.

• A warm, collaborative, and values-driven school community.

• Opportunities to help shape a growing Montessori Elementary programme.