The Prepared Professional:
Refresh and Refocus

The Prepared Professional: Refresh and Refocus - Assistants to Infancy, Primary, Elementary, Adolescents and Administration

A Montessori Guide to the First Years: Nurturing the Child's Natural Potential
Ale Rosas—An AMI Trainer
This webinar is designed for parents and teachers focused on applying Montessori principles during a child's most formative years, from birth to age three, and is a deep dive into a child's process of self-construction and how we can support their innate drive to develop their full potential. Gain a deeper understanding of human development and practical tools to observe the child and create a prepared environment to support a child's natural drive for independence and self-discipline while fostering a relationship with the child that is built on trust and respect. Leave with a clear understanding of how to support a child's natural development, build their self-confidence, and lay a strong emotional foundation for their future well-being.

The Power of the Pattern: Uncovering your Innate Love of Math
BethAnn Slater—An AMI Trainer
Join us for a webinar all about Mathematics where we will dive deeply into hands-on explorations of how amazing the math area of our prepared environments is! This workshop will engage participants, both math enthusiasts and those still wary of the subject, in an exploration of mathematics as a human discovery. Through hands-on interactions, reflection, and discussion, participants will identify aspects of math that most intrigue or challenge them and gain insight into their personal relationship with Math.

Centering Climate Justice within the Cosmic Story
Judith Cunningham and Gabriel Forestieri
This interactive webinar re-imagines the Montessori Great Lessons for the climate generation and blends storytelling, science, and social justice - connecting the origins of climate change to the legacies of industrialization, colonialism, and slavery. Grounded in Montessori’s vision of cosmic education, your are invited to explore not only the physical science of global warming but also the social, moral and historical dimensions of climate injustice. Using the latest findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a timeline of historical, political, and cultural roots, experience the tale firsthand and explore hands-on experiments, maps, and justice-based activities designed for elementary and adolescent learners. The workshop highlights youth-led climate movements from around the world—sharing stories of young change-makers who are shaping policy, reforesting communities, and challenging systems of inequality.

Montessori Activism and Advocacy
Laurie Ewert-Krocker—An AMI Trainer
What does it take to sustain the hard work of social reform through challenging times? How did Maria do it--through two world wars, despite public scrutiny, embedded in a cultural milieu of values celebrating dominance, power, and victory, and through personal challenges? Laurie Ewert-Krocker will take a deep dive into Erica Moretti's biography of Montessori's social reform work (The Best Weapon for Peace) to personally reflect on what it takes to stay in the work of reform in education, maintain the vision of respect and human dignity, and find support and resilience in a climate of fear and uncertainty. 

Protecting the Child, Holding the Adult: Montessori Leadership in Action
Kanetria Doolin and Hannah Richardson
Montessori classrooms thrive in the presence of skilled, passionate guides - but many have stepped away, often due to unmet personal or professional needs. To bring educators back, we must design roles that reflect the realities of modern life. This session offers practical, forward-thinking strategies grounded in Montessori philosophy and informed by organizational psychology. By looking at how other industries have tackled workforce shortages, we’ll explore how to re-imagine staffing models that attract, support, and sustain the adults our classrooms need most.

Registration Fees
$75 Members | $100 Non-Members