The NCMPS Montessori Curriculum to Standards Alignment (MCSA) is a comprehensive alignment between the Montessori curriculum and national standards including the Common Core.

The MCSA helps teachers cover required standards while staying true to their Montessori practice by linking Montessori curriculum areas and lesson purposes to the right assessment vocabulary, considerations, and standards. The tool aligns to the Common Core State Standards, College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies, the Next Generation Science Standards, and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.

This course is a collection of resources designed to complement the print version of the MCSA. These resources are freely available to all MCSA users and we encourage you to register for this free course to access materials that will help you understand how to use the tool and apply its insights to enhance and deepen your Montessori practice. If you have a digital version of the MCSA these same resources can be found within the MCSA course you are subscribed to.