Open Office Hours is a free monthly two-hour open call for anyone working in public Montessori, or interested in learning more. Join your colleagues and NCMPS staff to talk shop and collaborate, share successes and challenges, and explore strategies for successful implementation. Director of School Services Seth Webb will host these two-hour drop-in sessions once a month on Thursdays.
Register for free to get the Zoom link, and drop in any time!
“What I love about NCMPS is that I can come with my Montessori self, and my public school self, and I don’t have to code switch. I don’t have to change how I talk—I don’t have to explain myself to anybody.”
Format:
- 11 monthly two-hour sessions
- Thursdays from 4-6pm or 6-8pm ET
- Drop-in, virtual
Calendar
| Date | Time |
| August 28 | 6-8pm ET |
| September 18 | 4-6pm ET |
| October 9 | 6-8pm ET |
| November | 4-6pm ET |
| December 18 | 6-8pm ET |
| January 15 | 4-6pm ET |
| February | 6-8pm ET |
| March 19 | 4-6pm ET |
| April 23 | 6-8pm ET |
| May 21 | 4-6pm ET |
| June 18 | 6-8pm ET |
Photos and Video: NCMPS may take photos or record video during this event. By participating in this event, you consent to your likeness being used for promotional purposes without compensation, and you release NCMPS from any liability related to this use. If you do not want your likeness used in this way, you may inform the event staff, and NCMPS will make its best effort to prevent such use.
About the Facilitator
Seth D. Webb is the Director of School Services with the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector (NCMPS) where he provides program development and implementation support for public Montessori schools across the United States. Prior to joining NCMPS, he worked in public Montessori schools in Arizona and Colorado, and New Zealand, as an assistant, upper elementary teacher, instructional leader and coach, dean of students (ECE-8), and principal (ECE-12). Seth is Montessori-credentialed (AMS 6-12, AMI 12-18), is a state-licensed teacher and principal, and holds an MAEd from the Center for Contemporary Montessori Programs at St. Catherine University. Throughout his career, Seth has been active in the Montessori movement as a conference presenter, and lecturer and field consultant for Montessori training centers. Most importantly, he is the proud parent of two grown Montessori children who each attended public Montessori schools from preschool through twelfth grade.
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