AMI 3–6 Trainer

Madlena Ulrich

Madlena Ulrich is the Program Director for the AMI 3-6 Teacher Training at the University of South-Eastern Norway. She has a degree as Preschool Teacher in Norway and took her AMI 3-6 training in Dublin, Ireland in 1994 - 1995.

She worked as the lead teacher in the Children’s House of Tønsberg Montessori, a 0-15 environment situated in Eastern Norway, for more than 15 years and was actively involved in the development of the school. She has been a member of the Norwegian Montessori Association and much of her work is focused on the continued development of Montessori schools in Norway.

She did her AMI Training of Trainers with Molly O’Shaughnessy in Minnesota, USA and Ulla Wikefeldt, Sweden. Since 2010 she has been training students in Norway, where she works in close collaboration with Carla Foster, AMI 6-12 trainer, in addition to training in China, Thailand, Russia and Romania. Madlena frequently lectures in various countries.

AMI 0–3 Trainer

Heidi Philippart

Heidi Philippart is an AMI Trainer at the Assistant to Infancy level, 0-3, and has worked with Montessori 0-3 for more than three decades. Based in Amsterdam, she trained in Denver with Judi Orion and has learned directly from pioneers of the AMI Assistant to Infancy programme, including Silvana Montanaro. Heidi is also an AMI Trainer of Trainers and an AMI External Examiner.

In 1996, she opened her own Montessori school in the centre of Amsterdam, where she works with 80-90 families each year. Her specialty is supporting parents in applying Montessori principles at home, including in bilingual families. Heidi has spoken internationally on key 0-3 topics such as toilet independence, the home environment, and the child’s development from birth to three.