MANILA, Philippines - American training experts Don and Sharlet McClurkin, course directors and trainers of the famed Montessori Teacher Preparation of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA are arriving in Manila to conduct certification training set April 13, 2010. Considered one of the country’s leading pioneers in the global training methods, Montessori Teacher Preparation of the US (MTPUS), established in 2002, is an accredited Montessori training center in the Philippines of Montessori Institute of America (MIA), and a charter member of the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE). The US training program is given in the Philippines due to the growing need of said program worldwide, as well as to provide well-prepared and highly-creative trainers. Among the benefits derived from said comprehensive training program, include: US recognition; eligibility to teach in any Montessori-accredited schools in the country and overseas and opportunity to put up said school here or abroad. The limited internships in the US are available on a first-come, first-served basis to all qualified students. Today 40 percent of MTPUS students are teaching in the United States, China, Korea, Canada and Indonesia. For more information and scheduled appointments, visit www.mtpus.org, or contact 6476794 (Manila) or 0922-8904704 and 0920-9047031.