Schedule

FRIDAY SESSIONS
Time Session Level Speakers
Opening Session
9:00WelcomeAllDr. KaLinda Bass-Barlow
9:10 – 9:45Opening Keynote AddressAllTBD
Consultants Session
10:00 – 4:30AMI/USA School Consultants SessionSchool ConsultantsConsultation Committee
Morning Workshops
10:00 – 12:30Nurturing the Bilingual ChildAssistants to Infancy & PrimaryGabriela Velázquez, BethAnn Slater & Carmen Arenas
10:00 – 12:30The Brain Behind the SciencePrimaryTeng-Chien Yu
10:00 – 12:30Compassionate Communication - The Art of Listening and Speaking with Presence and ClarityPrimary & Lower ElementaryMichelle Becka
10:00 – 12:30Observation & Record KeepingElementaryAllison Jones
10:00 – 12:30Montessori Across the Lifespan - Aging, Dementia, and Intergenerational ConnectionAllMargarett Jarrell & Melissa Crenshaw
10:00 – 12:30The Story of Us - Human Beings Through TimeElementaryTerry Millie
10:00 – 12:30Leadership Through the Lens of PedagogyAdministrators & CoachesGretchen Hall
10:00 – 12:30The Deviated Classroom - Authentic Montessori Practice When Children Haven’t Normalized — YetAllDr. Deja Jones
10:00 – 12:30MPPI WorkshopAllDenise Monnier & Vyju Kadambi
10:00 – 12:30Montessori ResearchAllDr. Eric Matthews, Dr. Meghan Anson & Libby Garrett
12:30 – 1:30LunchAll
12:45 – 1:30HRSJ Open SpaceAll
Afternoon Workshops
1:45 – 4:15Nurturing the Bilingual ChildAssistants to Infancy & PrimaryGabriela Velázquez, BethAnn Slater & Carmen Arenas
1:45 – 4:15The Brain Behind the SciencePrimaryTeng-Chien Yu
1:45 – 4:15Compassionate Communication - The Art of Listening and Speaking with Presence and ClarityPrimary & Lower ElementaryMichelle Becka
1:45 – 4:15Observation & Record KeepingElementaryAllison Jones
1:45 – 4:15Montessori Across the Lifespan - Aging, Dementia, and Intergenerational ConnectionAllMargarett Jarrell & Melissa Crenshaw
1:45 – 4:15The Story of Us - Human Beings Through TimeElementaryTerry Millie
1:45 – 4:15Leadership Through the Lens of PedagogyAdministrators & CoachesGretchen Hall
1:45 – 4:15The Deviated Classroom - Authentic Montessori Practice When Children Haven’t Normalized — YetAllDr. Deja Jones
1:45 – 4:15MPPI WorkshopAllDenise Monnier & Vyju Kadambi
1:45 – 4:15Montessori ResearchAllDr. Eric Matthews, Dr. Meghan Anson & Dr. Libby Garrett
Evening Program
5:15 – 6:15AMI Global School Accreditation in the USAAllAMI, AMI/USA & Working Group
6:30 – 7:45Keynote: Adolescent Panel & Young AdultsAllAndrew Faustrich
8:00 – 9:30Social MixerAllDJ and Cash Bar
SATURDAY SESSIONS
Time Session Level Speakers
AMI Refresher Courses & Weekend Workshops
8:30 – 5:30AMI 0-3 Refresher Course: Montessori Rooted in the Digital Age0–3 EducatorsHeidi Philippart
8:30 – 5:30AMI 0–3 Assistants Course: Reconnecting with Freedom and Limits to Better Serve the Child0–3 AssistantsGabriela Velázquez
8:30 – 5:30AMI 3–6 Refresher Course: Sensorial Foundations of Human Development3–6 EducatorsLiza Davis
8:30 – 5:30AMI 3-6 Assistants Course: From Support to Stewardship - The Assistant’s Practice in an Evolving Montessori Classroom3–6 AssistantsJess Fraley
8:30 – 5:30AMI 6–12 Refresher Course: Mathematics - From Foundations to Flourishing6–12 EducatorsTerry Millie
8:30 – 5:30AMI 12–18 Refresher Course: From Cosmic Education to Cosmic Mission - The Path to Adulthood12–18 EducatorsGuadalupe Borbolla Hano & Gena Engelfried
8:30 – 5:30Administrators Track: The Power of Possibility - A Montessori Framework for Building Ecosystems of BelongingSchool LeadershipDr. Paige Krabill & Kate Millie
8:30 – 5:30Montessori Sports Track: Movement with PurposePhysical EducationPatrick Oudejans & Team
8:30 – 12:30Neurodivergent/Socio-Emotional Wellness Track: Supporting the Struggling Reader - Dyslexia in the Prepared EnvironmentAllGina Polly Applegate
1:30 – 5:30Neurodivergent/Socio-Emotional Wellness Track: The Prepared Adult - Social Emotional WellnessAllSpeakers tbd
Evening Program
6:45 – 8:30Evening School TourAllSchools
SUNDAY SESSIONS
Time Session Level Speakers
Half-Day Sessions
8:30 – 1:30AMI 0–3 Refresher Course: Montessori Rooted in the Digital Age0–3 EducatorsHeidi Philippart
8:30 – 1:30AMI 0–3 Assistants Course: Reconnecting with Freedom and Limits to Better Serve the Child0–3 EducatorsGabriela Velázquez
8:30 – 1:30AMI 3–6 Refresher Course: Sensorial Foundations of Human Development3–6 EducatorsLiza Davis
8:30 – 1:30AMI 3-6 Assistants Course: From Support to Stewardship - The Assistant’s Practice in an Evolving Montessori Classroom3–6 AssistantsJess Fraley
8:30 – 1:30AMI 6–12 Refresher Course: Mathematics - From Foundations to Flourishing6–12 EducatorsTerry Millie
8:30 – 1:30AMI 12–18 Refresher Course: From Cosmic Education to Cosmic Mission - The Path to Adulthood12–18 EducatorsGuadalupe Borbolla Hano & Gena Engelfried
8:30 – 1:30Administrators Track: The Power of Possibility - A Montessori Framework for Building Ecosystems of BelongingSchool LeadershipDr. Paige Krabill & Kate Millie
8:30 – 1:30Montessori Sports Track: Movement with PurposePhysical EducationPatrick Oudejans & Team
8:30 – 10:45Neurodivergent/Socio-Emotional Wellness Track: Supporting the Struggling Reader - Dyslexia in the Prepared EnvironmentAllGina Polly Applegate
11:25 – 1:30Neurodivergent/Socio-Emotional Wellness Track: The Prepared Adult - Social Emotional WellnessAllSpeakers tbd
2:30 – 4:30Beyond Comfort: Grassroots Mobilization, Dignity, and the Courage to ListenAllRegina Dyson and Montessori for Social Justice