Starting the School Year in a Montessori Classroom: A 6-Week Guide for Guides and Assistants

VIDEO COURSE + 1 LIVE SESSION

A Survival Guide: How to Get Ready for L2 in 6–12 Montessori Class?

with Lucie Urbancikova

4 sets of videos

which will be released every Tuesday and Thursday from August 12 to 21

Custom-designed visual tools

to help you organize your thinking, track your confidence, and reflect.

Live 2-hour online mentoring session

where we connect the dots and co-create personalized action plans for the school year.

Course Takeaways:

  • Clear understanding of what effective L2 teaching looks like in 6–12
  • Four practical tools: Language Context Matrix, Unity Compass, Confidence Grid, Action Plan
  • Language Skills Scales to track children's progress
  • A renewed sense of clarity, confidence, and direction for the school year

Key Topics:

  • Setting up a language-friendly Montessori environment
  • Translanguaging and its role in child development
  • L2 language skills through the Montessori lens
  • Supporting speaking, reading, and writing in a second language
  • Tools to help you stay focused, reflective, and organized
  • Practical guidance for planning and record-keeping

Introduction to the Course

Where do you want to be at the start of the school year? Grounded. Confident. And fully aware that you’re not leaving anything important out.

  • Fully online
  • August 12–26, 2025
  • 4 sets of videos accessible until September 30
    Approx. 4h of video content
  • 1 Live mentoring session on Zoom
    Tuesday, August 26: 5:00–7:00 p.m. (CEST)
  • Lucie Urbancikova
  • Certificate by Montessori Institute Prague
  • Price: €127

August 12

Getting Started: Course Tools + The Pillars of L2 & Montessori

  • Discover the four custom tools that will guide your thinking throughout the course
  • Explore how second language learning and Montessori principles connect — through the lens of the child, the adult, and the school

August 14

Listening & Speaking

  • Understand what children need to become confident L2 speakers
  • Learn how to support oral language naturally in a Montessori 6–12 environment
  • Reflect on your current practice and what small changes can make a big difference

August 19

Reading in a Second Language

  • How do children read when it’s not their first language?
  • Explore concrete practices to scaffold comprehension and fluency
  • See how to integrate reading into the prepared environment and Cosmic Education

August 21

Writing Development

  • Learn how writing emerges in an L2 — from single words to full expression
  • Identify the phases of writing and how to guide children through them
  • Build your confidence in supporting writing without pressure or perfectionism

Registration 

Who is this course for?

  • Anyone working with L2 in a 6–12 Montessori setting who needs a clearer overview of what effective second language acquisition looks like.
  • Montessori guides, assistants, and second language specialists.
  • Anyone curious about what it truly means to teach a second language in a Montessori environment.T)

MEET THE SPEAKER

  • Fully online
  • August 12–26, 2025
  • 4 sets of videos
    available until September 30, 2025
  • 1 Live session on Zoom:
    Tuesday, August 26: 5:00–7:00 p.m. (CEST)
  • Lucie Urbancikova
  • Certificate by Montessori Institute Prague
  • Price: €127

Lucie Urbancikova

Lucie Urbancikova has been passionate about second language teaching since 2003, working with learners from young children to top managers. In 2012, she immersed herself in the Montessori approach, seeking innovative ways to integrate second language learning with Montessori principles.

For the last five years, Lucie has been intensively exploring the power and magic of formative assessment, which has profoundly shaped the way she guides children on their journey to fluency in English as a second language.

She holds a Master of Education in Experiential Education and AMI Assistant Certificates for ages 3-6, 6-12, and 12-18. She is also certified in TEYL, TEFL/TESOL, and as a mentor in educational settings. She has been a member of the Bilingual Montessori team since its foundation in 2022.

Have you already registered?

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?

Feel free to contact us!