FOUR-DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP
A Survival Guide:
How to Start a 3-6 Montessori Class
with Karen Pearce
Ease the settling in period -
start the school year with a ready-made schedule!
Structured Six-Week Developmental Program:
Effective Teaching Strategies and Techniques:
Clear Implementation Guide:
Reassurance and Confidence:
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
AUGUST 1 - 4 , 2024
PART 1
How to Get Prepared for the Upcoming School Year
The workshop will start with a reflection upon the goals of the team at the start of the school year. What are our responsibilities and roles and why are they important? What are the long term goals for the children and where do we see the children being by half term? It’s a reflective process that requires the guide to ask some questions of themselves and of their team.
PART 2
The Timetable of the First Six Weeks
During this session participants will obtain a detailed breakdown of the schedule scaffolded with the role of the adult that needs to be implemented over the first six weeks at the start of the school year. Finally, conditions that need to be in place to enable the children to gain a sense of knowing what their freedoms are and how they can act with knowledge and responsibility within the Children’s House community will be discussed.
PART 3
The Art of Taking a Group
How do we introduce the collective stage, as Montessori referred to it? What is going to call the child to engage and develop both themselves and that of social cohesion? How do we support the strengthening of the two psychological legs? This session will provide many teaching strategies to support the guide at the start of the year. As a practical tool to use in the classroom the workshop participants will receive a list of fun response games.
PART 4
Walking on the Line
Is it possible to move our society to the place of internal peace? During this session an experiment will be offered - walking on the line every day. Simple techniques will be provided that support both social collaboration and that of the self.
Lucy's Story
from the workshop
MEET THE SPEAKER
Karen Pearce
Karen Pearce is a co founder and Director of Pedagogy at The Montessori Place in Brighton, UK, where she mentors the Children's House guides.
Karen trained at the Maria Montessori Institute (MMI) in London in 1989, with Lynne Lawrence being the Director of training.
She went on to lead one of their model children’s houses for 18 years before becoming head of school, lecturer and course leader in the post diploma course in Observation. Throughout her years with the MMI she was extremely privileged to be mentored by world renowned trainer of trainer Mrs Hilla Patell.
She has 36 years of Children's House experience and she lectures and runs workshops across Europe and Asia. Karen also offers a weekly online Montessori mentorship programme, Montessori Unwrapped, to support guides in putting theory into practice.
WORKSHOP RECORDINGS
This program is created and designed for Montessori trained 3-6 guides who wish to deepen their knowledge and develop their Montessori Children’s House practice.
- RECORDINGS OF THE WORKSHOPThis workshop took place on August 1 - 4, 2024
- HANDOUTS BY KAREN PEARCEDownload hadnouts and additional materials shared during the workshop
- IN ENGLISH, CZECHAccess recordings in both languages
- WATCH FOR 3 MONTHSIn the Members Section
- PROOF OF COMPLETION OF THE WORKSHOPIssued by Montessori Institute Prague upon request
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