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Founded by Dr. Angelina Almeida to introduce and promote the pedagogy and philosophy of Maria Montessori's method in Mexico, the Asociación Montessori de México A.C. (AMMAC, the Montessori Association of Mexico) was born — becoming one of the first formally constituted organizations dedicated to the professional training of Montessori Guides, the opening of schools, and the study of the Montessori method.

In the year of its founding, AMMAC opened the doors of Escuela Montessori Kalpilli, the first Montessori school in Mexico City. Originally located in the Polanco neighborhood, Montessori Kalpilli began its work offering an education based on Maria Montessori's scientific pedagogy, whose method and philosophy center on the development of the whole child.

The Asociación Montessori organized, at Escuela Montessori Kalpilli, the first pedagogical showcase open to the public and the press, aimed at sharing and demonstrating the application of the Montessori method, the use of the materials, and the importance of Montessori presentations. These showcases have become an AMMAC tradition, held year after year at Escuela Montessori Kalpilli.

During its early years, AMMAC took part in the creation and development of Montessori schools across the country — producing study programs, distributing Montessori materials imported directly from Italy, and training Montessori Guides at a professional level.

AMMAC formed an alliance with the government of Tabasco to jointly develop a pedagogical training program for Nahua, Chontal, Maya, Zapotec, Totonac, and Mixe teachers.

Escuela Montessori Kalpilli found its new home in the San Pedro de los Pinos neighborhood. Among books, learning, Montessori materials, fairs, camps, and a great deal of love, Kalpilli and the Asociación Montessori de México have made history, building a community by and for children, with a humanistic, innovative education that has now seen more than 50 graduating classes.

AMMAC created a Montessori method training program for teachers in rural schools, along with workshops for producing low-cost Montessori materials and furniture from renewable resources. Through this program, projects to open Montessori schools have been carried out in rural areas of Veracruz, Guerrero, and Oaxaca.

AMMAC began offering professional training for Montessori Guides, standing out as the only one officially recognized by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM), and the Universidad del Valle de México, while also meeting the international competencies and agreements under which AMMAC grants its international certifications.

In collaboration with Google Classroom, AMMAC created the first version of its online Montessori Guide certification diploma courses — becoming the first training school to offer distance diploma courses and the first educational organization in Mexico linked to Google Classroom. Since then, online certifications have been part of AMMAC's educational offering, which has developed a personalized teaching methodology with audiovisual and interactive materials.

From this year on, AMMAC has designed and coordinated courses and diploma courses in countries such as Colombia, Puerto Rico, Spain, Costa Rica, the United States, Israel, Switzerland, and India — serving the Spanish-speaking population of each of these regions and contributing to the translation, into different languages, of many of the courses designed by AMMAC for presentation at international educational centers.

A series of books in Spanish based on Maria Montessori's original works is born, each accompanied by an updated review of the method. Answering Dr. Montessori's own call, the pedagogy must be constantly reviewed and renewed — not only because of scientific advances, but also, and above all, through the ongoing observation of children, who continue to guide us toward paths that allow us to keep serving their development. The imprint has already published 3 titles, available on Amazon and directly from AMMAC.

In response to the global health emergency, AMMAC joined a network of schools from different parts of the world to jointly conduct research on learning processes during the health crisis, schools' capacity to adapt, the development of pedagogical strategies for working with children remotely, and the recording and analysis of indicators of how the transformations of educational models — and their aftermath — affected children's educational development.

The training program is fully aligned with official international standards and developed with reference to AMI foundations: it covers their essential bases and incorporates new complementary content that enriches the training — observation, educational psychology, neuroeducation, inclusive education, psychomotor development, music therapy, and creative intelligence — contextualized to Mexico's educational reality.

In 2025, AMMAC celebrates 60 years of promoting Montessori pedagogy and philosophy in Mexico: six decades of training Guides, opening schools, conducting research, and building an educational community committed to a humanistic, innovative education.

In 2026 we are pursuing the RVOE application with Mexico's Ministry of Public Education (SEP) so that, in addition to their international scope, our certifications carry official recognition in Mexico backing our graduates' training.