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4-DAY Online Workshop

Economic Independence and the Student Cooperative in Montessori Adolescence

A fully online workshop
Live on Zoom with recording access
Timo Nadolny
6, 8, 13, 15 October 2026
5:00–7:00 p.m. CEST
Price: €127

Timo Nadolny

Are you facing these challenges in adolescent education?

Adolescents often experience school as disconnected from real life.
You want to create authentic work experiences, but it is difficult to know where to start.
Economic education often remains theoretical instead of becoming lived experience.
Your school is looking for ways to strengthen student responsibility and engagement.
You want to see practical examples of Montessori adolescent work in action.

This workshop offers a structured and practical way to connect Montessori theory with real economic life, helping adolescents grow through responsibility, contribution, and purposeful work.

Support adolescents through meaningful work and real responsibility

The Third Plane of Development

Understand why adolescence is a crucial period for social independence, self-construction, and finding one’s place in society.

Economic Independence in Montessori Education

Explore why economic participation matters in Montessori adolescence and how it supports dignity, confidence, and maturity.

Student Cooperatives in Practice

Learn how a student cooperative can become a living structure for responsibility, collaboration, and real economic experience.

Meaningful Work and Community Life

See how meaningful work can strengthen social cohesion, personal growth, and engagement in the adult world.

Practical Implementation Strategies

Take away ideas and inspiration for creating authentic work opportunities in your own adolescent setting.

Introduction to the Workshop

This online workshop explores how Montessori environments can support adolescents in becoming economically independent, socially responsible, and deeply engaged in meaningful work.

Drawing from practical experience at the Montessori Oberschule Strausberg in Germany, participants will discover how student cooperatives and authentic economic activity can become powerful vehicles for personal growth, community building, and self-construction.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

4 sessions

6, 8, 13, 15 October 2026

5:00–7:00 p.m. CEST (check your local time here)

PART 1

The Third Plane of Development

Maria Montessori described adolescence as a period in which young people seek their place in society and long for meaningful participation in the adult world. In this session, participants will explore the developmental needs of adolescents and the educational response they require.

PART 3

Student Cooperatives in Practice

How can a student cooperative become part of a Montessori adolescent environment? Drawing from practical experience at the Montessori Oberschule Strausberg, this session will present examples of how adolescents engage in real entrepreneurial and community-based activity.

PART 2

Economic Independence in Montessori Education

This session focuses on the meaning of economic independence in Montessori adolescence. Participants will examine how real economic activity can support responsibility, confidence, dignity, and the gradual transition toward adult life.

PART 4

Meaningful Work and Practical Implementation

In the final session, participants will reflect on how meaningful work can be brought into their own settings. We will look at implementation strategies, common challenges, and ways to connect Montessori theory with daily adolescent practice.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

4 sessions

6, 8, 13, 15 October 2026

5:00–7:00 p.m. CEST (check your local time here)

PART 1

The Third Plane of Development

PART 3

Student Cooperatives in Practice

PART 2

Economic Independence in Montessori Education

PART 4

Meaningful Work and Practical Implementation

TICKETS

Why this workshop matters

Adolescents do not want to be prepared for life only in theory. They want to participate in life now.

This workshop explores how Montessori environments can respond to that need through meaningful work, economic participation, and student responsibility. It brings Montessori theory into direct conversation with lived practice and offers inspiration that is both practical and developmentally grounded.

Participants will leave with a richer understanding of Montessori adolescence and concrete ideas they can bring into their own work.

LIVE workshop + RECORDINGS

127 EUR

per person

ONLINE

Start the workshop live and continue with the recording access.

✔ 4 live online sessions with Timo Nadolny

✔ 6, 8, 13, 15 October 2026

✔ Language: English

✔ Recordings in English, Czech

✔ Access to recordings for 30 days after the workshop

✓ Q&A and discussion at the end of each session

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TICKETS

LIVE workshop + RECORDINGS

127 EUR

per person

ONLINE

Start the workshop live and continue with the recording access.

✔ 4 live online sessions with Timo Nadolny

✔ 6, 8, 13, 15 October 2026

✔ Language: English

✔ Recordings in English, Czech

✔ Access to recordings for 30 days after the workshop

✓ Q&A and discussion at the end of each session

Buy

RECORDINGS

127 EUR

per person

ONLINE

Start the school year effortlessly with the 6-week classroom work plan!

✔ RECORDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP

✔ Recordings in English, Czech

✔ Access to recordings until 1 month

✔ Certificate of attendance issued by Montessori Institute Prague

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Why this workshop matters

Adolescents do not want to be prepared for life only in theory. They want to participate in life now.

Participants will leave with a richer understanding of Montessori adolescence and concrete ideas they can bring into their own work.

MEET THE SPEAKER

Timo Nadolny

Timo Nadolny is an educator, school leader, and educational developer with a strong focus on practice-based learning and sustainable school development. He holds the German Montessori Diploma (E2) as well as the International Montessori Diploma (E3).
After several years as head of school at different schools in and around Berlin, he is now Head of Site and Educational Lead of the Study and Work Center Strausberg. His work is inspired by Maria Montessori’s Erdkinderplan, connecting academic learning with real work, responsibility, and community life.

Timo Nadolny designs and develops learning environments where young people can take ownership, engage in meaningful projects, and experience education as something that truly matters.

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?

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