Summer 2025 Implementing Strong Elementary Montessori Workshop
July 1 and 2, 2025
11:00am - 5:00pm ET
“Before the workshop, I had questions about record-keeping and tracking ongoing work. This incredible workshop opened my eyes to a wealth of options and possibilities! If you've ever had questions about your Montessori delivery or felt overwhelmed by classroom management tasks, this workshop is a must-attend.”
This workshop is for all elementary guides with a focus on those working to fully implement the method.
"The child gives us a beautiful lesson – that in order to form and maintain our intelligence, we must use our hands." - Dr. Maria Montessori
A unique approach to educating children in the second plane of development.
Implementing strong Montessori is our goal and in order to do this well it is important to have a holistic view of the essential aspects as well as a fluency with the parts. Montessori for the elementary child offers a vast curriculum and a complex intersection of components that create the magic of the classroom.
In addition, Elementary Montessori is a unique approach to educating children in the second plane of development that coincides with high-stake testing years for public Montessori schools. Strong implementation at this level is essential to ensuring positive outcomes.
This workshop is for all elementary guides with a focus on those working to fully implement the method. It offers a variety of systems and tools to support collaboration with children towards owning their own learning. Based on the concept of freedom and responsibility it provides guidance for how to achieve balance in the elementary classroom.
Created to support both new and seasoned teachers, this workshop will aid the elementary guide in establishing community cooperation to create a foundation for experiencing the integrated curriculum Dr. Montessori envisioned.
“This workshop helped fill gaps left from formal Montessori training and provide support for us public Montessorians in guiding students to meet the expectations of state standards.”
Strong Systems are a necessary component to strong Montessori implementation. This session provides an overview of the three types of work in the elementary classroom and provides the guide with support in using the work journal to create classroom systems.
Continually updated with the latest insights and experiences from educators in the classroom, this course offers tools and systems ready for immediate use in Montessori schools.
“The workshop gave me all of the tools and filled in many of the gaps my training left me with when I started my first year of teaching. I left with so many ideas and systems to implement immediately that really shifted my classroom management and the overall culture of my LE community.”
What do we know and do in Montessori classrooms to spark children’s inner motivation to follow their most natural instinct to learn?
KNOW
That learner engagement is the central element in student development and learning
The key levers that influence learner engagement
That observation makes the lightbulb light up
DO
Use the Montessori curriculum and materials to increase learner engagement through implementation of cosmic education, knowledge of the FOB, and use of lesson planning tools
Activate intrinsic motivation through introduction of big work, support for going out and regular student conferences
Implement shared accountability systems such as community agreements, work journals and work systems
Observation using several tools to support increased student engagement
“I participated in the Strong Elementary workshop along with my academic director and a group of my elementary instructional staff - both teachers and assistants, neophytes and veterans. The course was appropriate and meaningful for ALL of us!”
Two days - live, virtual course.
Receive peer support, and practical tools ready for immediate implementation.
Monday, July 1, 11:00am-5:00pm ET
Tuesday, July 2, 11:00am - 5:00pm ET
CEUs: 1.2. To receive CEU credit, participants will need to attend both sessions.
Cost: $350