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03 June 2023 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

School Governance Workshop Series – Session 2

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This specialised online workshop series will focus on the role of school leaders and board directors using a Montessori lens to build an effective board and negotiate crucial conversations.

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$110 – $390

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17 June 2023 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

School Governance Workshop Series – Session 3

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This specialised online workshop series will focus on the role of school leaders and board directors using a Montessori lens to build an effective board and negotiate crucial conversations.

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$110 – $390

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29 June 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Dr Eva Nislev: Development of Oral Language

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How does the environment influence language acquisition? And, importantly, what does the authentic Montessori environment offer to support it?

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$100 – $150

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31 August 2023 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Paula Lillard Preschlack – Maria Montessori’s Potential for Education

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Join us for our Annual Webinar to celebrate Maria Montessori's birthday!

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$25 – $35

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23 September 2023 September 23 - September 24

CONFERENCE – From Little Things, Big Things Grow

Q Events, Melbourne 3000 VIC,

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Submit an abstract to present at our Grassroots Conference in 2023. Submissions close April 7th.

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$495 – $645

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𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆

Every year on 26 May, National Sorry Day remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as ‘The Stolen Generations’.

Please follow the link in our bio to find the following resource and much more:

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲'𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲

The aim of this resource is to provide you with accurate and concise background information as well as a set of useful classroom exercises and ideas for events. We hope that our suggested activities to mark National Sorry Day and the Apology Anniversary will be both practical to implement and inspiring for your students.

"This significant educational resource developed by the National Sorry Day Committee supports our teachers and encourages our children to undertake activities that respect and celebrate National Sorry Day and the Anniversary of the Apology.

By using this resource, our school communities can begin to discuss and understand the Stolen Generations and the lasting effects of the past policies that removed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. There are immeasurable benefits to our community and our children when we learn about and acknowledge the history of our country and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

I encourage teachers, students and school communities to use this resource to develop activities that challenge and inspire our learning."

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘢
𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳
𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳

https://bit.ly/3IjIv9Y

"... 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘯𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭."

- Maria Montessori
To Educate the Human Potential, p. 16

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗶 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽

𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 - 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘳 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘴

The first of three online sessions covering everything board members and school leaders need to know.

School Governance Workshop Series, Session 1, will be held on May 27th from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm AEST.

𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝟭 - 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱
Basic ideas and materials to help build an effective board:
The decision-making work of the board
Montessori as a distinct approach to board governance
Board action plans

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱?
Montessori schools are complex, dynamic, integrated ecosystems with students, teachers, parents/carers, leaders and board directors working towards a shared purpose. This specialised, online workshop series will focus on the role of school leaders and board directors using a Montessori lens to build an effective board and negotiate crucial conversations.

Ready to build an effective Montessori school board? Follow the link in our bio to book today! https://bit.ly/44HhbMx

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗶'𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬

Thu 31st Aug 2023, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEST

Join us for our Annual Webinar to celebrate Maria Montessori's birthday! Paula Lillard Preschlack will speak about Maria Montessori's Potential for Education. More details to come!

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻!

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗮
Paula was a teacher and the head of school at Forest Bluff School for over 25 years. She has given over 100 talks at Forest Bluff, other Montessori schools, teacher training courses, and conferences. Her work focuses on the principles and benefits of the Montessori approach. Paula attended Hampshire College and holds a Master's Degree in Education from Loyola College in Maryland, has diplomas from the Association Montessori Internationale for Assistants to Infancy, Primary, and Elementary Levels, and she audited the NAMTA/AMI Orientation to Adolescent Studies. Paula is married to Jim Preschlack and has two children, now 18 and 20 years old. She loves horses, standard poodles, nature, hiking, skiing, reading, and laughing really hard with friends.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴
***𝘞𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱.***

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𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗶 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽

𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 - 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘳 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘴

Three online sessions covering everything board members and school leaders need to know.

𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲:
10:00 am – 12:00 pm AEST
May 27th, June 3rd, and June 17th

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱?
Montessori schools are complex, dynamic, integrated ecosystems with students, teachers, parents/carers, leaders and board directors working towards a shared purpose. This specialised, online workshop series will focus on the role of school leaders and board directors using a Montessori lens to build an effective board and negotiate crucial conversations.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻
𝙎𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝟭: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 - 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥.
The decision-making work of the board
Montessori as a distinct approach to board governance
Board action plans

𝙎𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝟮: 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 - 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴.
Cultural Red Flags
Difficult and crucial conversations
The Boardroom as a Prepared Environment
Board Culture: Freedom and Responsibility
Developing a Director’s mindset
Skills sets

𝙎𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝟯: 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴' 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘯 - 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴.
Board challenges, including complaints and grievances
Conflict of interest
Tricky case studies

Ready to build an effective Montessori school board? Follow the link in our bio to book today!
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