Urgent News & Announcements
Montessori Collaborative Response and Resource Team
Below is the link to the resources that are being organized for you and your school communities.
Schedule of Live Online Sessions
Please check back often for upcoming meetings and news.
This area of our website is being used to post timely resources for school leaders, teachers and parents navigating the uncharted waters during the global pandemic. No membership is needed to join the meetings or access resources created by the volunteer-driven Montessori Response Team.
Montessori Collaborative Response and Resources
Montessori School Financial Support Groups
In response to the huge outpouring of concern voiced from the many heads of school, business managers, board members, and owners, we are developing access to small group financial support sessions via ZOOM. These sessions will provide support with financial strategies to those independent, nonprofit or private schools needing financial crisis management support in the short term as we face this stressful and unprecedented assault on our schools’ ability to sustain. Together we can plan for ways to cope with the financial fears in these uncertain times and realize that together we will get through this. With these goals in mind, the small group coaching sessions will be for approximately 10-12 people per group who share similar concerns. The coaching sessions will be led by experienced mentors who have volunteered to support your school.
“Montessori Family Support Gatherings”
Invite Your Families to join us!
What is a Family Meeting Anyway?
Monday, April 6 – 2:30-3:15pm EST
Lorna McGrath – Montessori Family Alliance, educator, creator of the “Parenting Puzzle” www.montessori.org
Free Weekly Webcasts for Montessori Leaders
Save Our School: Emergency Fundraising during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 1:00-2:30 pm EDT
“Montessori Family Support Gatherings”
Invite Your Families to join us!
Balancing: Work, Home School, Family Life- Oh My! Part 2
Friday, April 10 – 1:00-1:45pm EST
Christine Lowry, Montessori and Special Needs, Educator, Consultant
Montessori Town Hall
Friday, April 10, 2020 3:00 pm EDT
To Join any of the Zoom Meetings, Save this Information and Log-in at the Designated Time
At the day and time of any of the Zoom meetings, please use one of the sources below to log into the meeting, either by computer or phone. Meeting ID: 663 230 7856
“Montessori Family Support Gatherings”
Invite Your Families to join us!
“Connecting Caregivers, Teachers, and Parents”
Monday, April 13 – 2:30-3:15pm EST
Jonathan Wolff – Montessori Parent Coach, consultant, trainer, international speaker, author. www.jonathanwolff.org
Fundraising During a Time of Crisis for Nonprofit Montessori Schools.
A free intensive, practical workshop from the Montessori Foundation.
A Series of 4 Mondays: Beginning, April 13th, 2:00 – 3:30 PM EST
“Montessori Family Support Gatherings”
Invite Your Families to join us!
What is a Family Meeting Anyway? Part 2
Monday, April 13 – 2:30 – 3:15pm EST
Lorna McGrath – Montessori Family Alliance, educator, creator of the “Parenting Puzzle” www.montessori.org
A Self-Care Gathering for School Leaders – Check back for more information coming soon!
Monday, April 13th 4:00 – 5:00 EST
Facebook groups for Montessori Teachers/Guides are now live!
These groups are only for Montessori educators. Please do not invite parents to join. We love parents and there are groups for them available here!
Please note, we will be posting the link to the How to Zoom and How to Use Google Classroom videos along with resources in each level’s group.
We store videos of all of our webcasts and much more in the International Montessori Council member’s resource center. If you or your school are not members yet, you should look into it HERE.
The IMC offers great benefits, especially to schools, and is very affordable because of its connection to the Montessori Foundation. It only takes a moment to join online.
If you’d like to know more about having any of us from the Montessori Foundation come to your school or present a live online class by video broadcast to your entire staff, contact timseldin@montessori.org