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 Members
Morning Workshops
10:00 – 12:30The Brain Behind the ScienceAllTeng-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 & Dr. Libby Garrett
12:30 – 1:30LunchAll
12:45 – 1:30HRSJ Open SpaceAll
Afternoon Workshops
1:45 – 4:15The Brain Behind the ScienceAllTeng-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
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
1:45 – 4:15Leadership Through the Lens of PedagogyAdministrators & CoachesGretchen Hall
10:00 – 12:30The 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
SATURDAY SESSIONS
Time Session Level Speakers
AMI Refresher Courses & Weekend Workshops
8:30 – 5:30AMI 0–3 Refresher Course0–3 EducatorsHeidi Philippart
8:30 – 5:30AMI 0–3 Refresher Course: Reconnecting with my Freedom and my 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 – 5:30From 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 – 5:30Neurodivergent Track: Supporting the Struggling Reader: Dyslexia in the Prepared EnvironmentElementaryGina Polly Applegate
8:30 – 5:30Beyond the Threshold: Social Emotional Wellness for the Prepared AdultAllSara Knickerbocker, Staci Hedlund & Hannah Richardson
8:30 – 5:30Montessori Sports Track: Movement with PurposePhysical EducationPatrick Oudejans & Team
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: Reconnecting with my Freedom and my Limits to Better Serve the Child0–3 EducatorsHeidi Philippart
8:30 – 1:30AMI 3–6 Refresher Course: Sensorial Foundations of Human Development3–6 EducatorsLiza Davis
8:30 – 1:30From 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 – 1:30Neurodivergent Track: Supporting the Struggling Reader: Dyslexia in the Prepared EnvironmentElementaryGina Polly Applegate
8:30 – 1:30Beyond the Threshold: Social Emotional Wellness for the Prepared AdultAllSara Knickerbocker, Staci Hedlund & Hannah Richardson
8:30 – 1:30Montessori Sports Track: Movement with PurposePhysical EducationPatrick Oudejans & Team