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Reimagining High School: Montessori’s Third Space Approach to Supporting Every Learner

$60.00

This webinar explores how Montessori high schools function as transformative “third spaces” - environments that bridge home and traditional school to create unique developmental communities where adolescents can authentically grow into themselves. Through the voices of current students, alumni, parents, and practitioners, participants will discover how Montessori’s prepared environment approach extends beyond elementary years to support neurodivergent learners, foster genuine parent-educator partnerships, and create inclusive communities where every adolescent’s individual developmental needs are honored. The panel will examine how these schools reimagine the traditional high school experience by emphasizing student agency, collaborative learning, and meaningful work that connects to real-world purpose, ultimately demonstrating how Montessori’s third space approach nurtures not just academic achievement but the whole person - supporting both students and the adults who learn alongside them in this shared journey of growth and discovery.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

This webinar explores how Montessori high schools function as transformative “third spaces” - environments that bridge home and traditional school to create unique developmental communities where adolescents can authentically grow into themselves. Through the voices of current students, alumni, parents, and practitioners, participants will discover how Montessori’s prepared environment approach extends beyond elementary years to support neurodivergent learners, foster genuine parent-educator partnerships, and create inclusive communities where every adolescent’s individual developmental needs are honored. The panel will examine how these schools reimagine the traditional high school experience by emphasizing student agency, collaborative learning, and meaningful work that connects to real-world purpose, ultimately demonstrating how Montessori’s third space approach nurtures not just academic achievement but the whole person - supporting both students and the adults who learn alongside them in this shared journey of growth and discovery.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Regina Dyson
Board Chair, Montessori for Social Justice | Community Outreach Coordinator, Oneness-Family High School

Regina Dyson is a lifelong Montessorian, educator, and advocate with over 33 years of experience in community engagement, education, and nonprofit leadership. She serves as Board Chair of Montessori for Social Justice and is the Community Outreach Coordinator at Oneness-Family High School, where her youngest child graduated.

Since beginning her Montessori journey in 1992 at an Afro-centered school in Atlanta, Regina has held diverse roles including executive director, classroom assistant, afterschool coordinator, and organizational consultant. Her work focuses on justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (JEDIB), with a strong commitment to intergenerational coalition building, adolescent leadership, restorative justice, and parents as partners.

Regina also brings deep expertise as a project manager, developmental coach, and organizational transition specialist, and remains a fierce advocate for Montessori for all—across generations and communities.

Andrew Faulstich

After working in schools around the world, Andrew is convinced that the education status quo must be disrupted. He is the Co-Founder of Developing Education, which operates three sub-divisions: Breaking the Paradigm, First Intention, and The Enlightened Educator Project. Additionally, Andrew is the Montessori Curriculum and Pedagogy Coordinator and Humanities Guide at the Oneness-Family Montessori High School and an Affiliate Instructor of Montessori Teacher Education at the graduate level at Loyola University. He holds a Masters in International Educational Development from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, a Bachelors in Anthropology from the University of Rochester, an AMI Montessori Adolescent Diploma, a Teaching for Equity Micro-Certification from Embracing Equity, and a certificate from the Phillips Exeter Humanities Institute.