At Greensprings Montessori Centre (GMC), the Early Childhood Montessori Diploma course is designed to train learners wishing to become teachers of the Montessori Method for children from (2 1/2 – 6) years of age.
| Full-Time (8 month duration) | Part-time (11 months) | GMC Programme Dates |
| Tuesday and Thursday 8:30am – 3pm (September batch)
Monday and Wednesday 8:30am – 3pm (January batch) |
Saturday – 9am – 3pm | Full-Time: September to May; January to August
Part-Time: September to July |
400 hours for both Montessori Diploma Part-time and Full-time programme.
For CIE, Teaching and Learning and Educational Leadership, the duration is four (4) to five (5) months. It usually commences in October and may start at any other month in the year.
Journey to becoming a Thinking School
- The journey is a minimum of 18 months; five sessions of eight days training.
- Final visit by Thinking School Nigeria and evidence of using Thinking School Nigeria philosophy and approach will qualify a school to become part of the Thinking Schools Nigeria (TSN) Network.
The duration of other courses and training programmes at Greensprings Training College depends on the nature of the training/programme which are advertised accordingly, e.g. one-day, two-days, one week, etc.; on Saturdays or during the holiday