Montessori Conference 2023

6:00pm – Registration 

6:30pm – Wine and Cheese Mingle

7:00pm – 8:00pm – Keynote with Tajali Tolan 

• Teach Empathy and Create Compassionate World.  Another Plug for Kindness

Saturday March 4, 2023

7:30am – 8:15am – Sunrise Yoga

8:00am – 8:50am – Registration 

8:00am – 9:00am – Continental Breakfast and Welcome

8:45am – 9:45am – Keynote with Jenna Mazzei 

• Montessori Stereotype: Dissolving Illusions and Opening Minds

9:45am – 10:00am – Transition Break

10:00am – 11:30am – Breakout Sessions

• Folk Dance for Children – Dr. Daniel Jutras (All Levels) 
• Building a Montessori Professional Development Plan – Tammy Oesting (Administration)
• Can Cosmic Education TRULY Build Academic Skills?  A “How-to for Infusing Wonder and Curiosity into Learning and Skill Development – Claudia Mann (Elementary)
• Exploring Sensorial – Jayanthi Rajagopalan (All Levels)

11:30am – 1:30pm – Networking & Exhibitors Hall

11:30am – 1:00pm – Lunch

12:00pm – 1:00pm – Keynote with Madhure Joshi 

• Unleash the Goddess within- Empower yourself so you can empower future generations 

1:30pm – 3:00pm – Breakout Sessions

• Indigenizing the Montessori Curriculum – adding Indigenous materials into the Montessori classroom – Cynthia Reimer (All Levels) 
• The Three-Hour Work Cycle – Julia Lyras (Montessorians)
• Practical Life Concepts are for Everyone – Tamera North  (3–6 year olds)
• Montessori Practices that Teach Peace and mindfulness Shelf work – Tajali Tolan (All Levels)

3:00pm – 3:10pm – Transition Break

3:10pm – 4:40pm – Breakout Sessions

• Tough to Treasured: How to Forge Positive Relationships Throughout Your Programs (and Life) – Claudia Mann (All Levels)
• Introducing Emotional Awareness and Mindfulness in the Child – Sherin Albhai (All Levels)
• Festivals from around the World: Celebrating Diversity – Jayanthi Rajagopalan/Anahita Faroogh (All Levels)
• Triangulate Like Bees: Biomimicry Game for Elementary Students – Tammy Oesting (Elementary)

4:40pm – 4:50pm – Transition Break

4:50pm – 5:45pm – Sessions

• Gathering of Administrators – Let’s share
• Let’s create a nomenclature – Non instructed – materials provided to create
• Stories and Laughter Yoga for Children – Anahita Faroogh (All Levels)

5:45pm – 6:00pm – Getting Ready for Dinner

6:00pm – 6:30pm – Cocktails and Mingling (Cash Bar)

6:30pm – 7:30pm – Semi Formal Dinner

7:30pm – 9:30pm – Entertainment

Sunday March 5, 2023

7:30am – 8:15am – Sunrise Yoga

8:00am – 8:50am – Registration Table

8:00am – 9:00am – Continental Breakfast and Welcome

8:45am – 9:45am – Keynote with Tammy Oesting 

– Awakening Awe and Wonder:  Expanding Montessori Practice

9:45am – 10:00am – Transition Break

10:00am – 11:30am – Breakout Sessions

• The Jenga Game or the Mirror of yourself in your Montessori classroom – Dr. Daniel Jutras (All Levels)
• Yoga and Peace Circle – Tajali Tolan (All Levels)
• Parent Communication – Jayanthi Rajagopalan/Anahita Faroogh (Administration) 
• The Metis Flower Beadwork – Cynthia Reimer (All Levels)

11:30am – 12:00pm – Networking & Exhibitors Hall

11:30am – 12:10pm – Lunch

12:15pm – 1:45pm – Breakout Sessions

• The Ground Beneath Our Feet: Practical Application in Cosmic Education for Future Generations – Claudia Mann (Elementary)
• Introduction to a Leadership Mindset– Sherin Alibhai (Montessorians/Administration) 
• Building Number Sense – Tammy Oesting (1.5 – 7 years olds) 
• Montessori and Autism –Julie Lyras (All Levels)
• Sensory Bins the Montessori Way – Jenna Mazzei (3 – 6 year olds)

1:55am – 2:55am – Keynote with Dr. Daniel Jutras 

– The “enigmatic” Teacher guide

2:55pm – 3:20pm – Wrap Up