Montessori Fundamentals for Everyone

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$230
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Everyone in your school has a part to play in supporting human flourishing. Not everyone has taken Montessori teacher training—or needs to.

In this six-week self-guided course, participants work with a school-based facilitator to explore Montessori principles and practices, the school as a prepared environment, and the things they can do to support human development in any role.

Office staff, support staff, specialists, facilities and nutrition staff, and others will bring more understanding to their work after this course, building a cohesive and robust whole school Montessori environment.

Enrollment

This course requires a school-based facilitator, typically a coach or school leader, to work alongside participants and tailor the content to the particular school.  

Before the course, the facilitator first completes a free 30-minute self-guided orientation. 

Register for Facilitator Orientation • Read the Facilitator’s Guide

After completing the orientation, the facilitator can enroll participants for $230 per person, or $1750 for unlimited enrollment and a second facilitator.

Course Overview

ModuleTopicsActivities
1. Montessori 101History of Montessori
Montessori pedagogy
Written reflection
Readings
Debrief meeting
2. The Prepared EnvironmentThe Montessori triad
The prepared environment
Planes of development
Video observation
Reading
Debrief meeting
3. The Montessori School CommunityRole of the adult
The culturally responsive Montessori environment
Reflective practice
Reading
Reflective practice inventory
Debrief meeting

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