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AMI Refresher Course for 6-12 Guides
The First Timeline of Humans
with AMI TRAINERS Carla Foster and Kyla Morenz
The First-Ever AMI Refresher Course on New AMI Teaching Tools!
Join AMI trainers Carla Foster and Kyla Morenz for this exclusive AMI refresher course introducing the updated First Timeline of Human Beings and the new Chart of Hominins.
This AMI refresher course marks the first time these innovative educational tools, developed over several years, will be presented. Gain early access to cutting-edge materials designed to enhance children's understanding of human evolution. Carla Foster, a key member of the creation committee, and Kyla Morenz will share their expertise, guiding you through practical strategies for integrating these resources into your curriculum. Be among the first to bring these tools into your classroom!
A Goldmine of Stories about Early Human Beings!
COURSE SCHEDULE
PART 1
August 17, 2024
ONSITE IN PRAGUE (CZECHIA)
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CEST (GMT+2)
or
ONLINE ON ZOOM
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CEST (GMT+2)
PART 2
August 18, 2024
ONSITE IN PRAGUE (CZECHIA)
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. CEST (GMT+2)
or
ONLINE ON ZOOM
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CEST (GMT+2)
COURSE DETAILS
This AMI refresher course is suitable for AMI trained 6-12 Montessori guides as further education on how to work with First Timeline of Human Beings and the Chart of Hominins in the classroom.
- ONSITE or ONLINEYou can choose your preferred option: 1) Onsite in Prague, Czechia; 2) Live on Zoom
- RECORDINGS INCLUDEDAccessible for 2 weeks after the course
- LANGUAGE OF THE COURSEEnglish, with Czech interpretation
- LANGUAGE OF RECORDINGSEnglish, Czech
- CERTIFICATION:
- AMI 6-12 Diploma Holders (being onsite): Certificate of Completion issued by AMI
- Non-Diploma Holders and Online Participants: Attendance Certificate issued by AMI
WHAT WILL WE FOCUS ON?
- Explanation of the vignettes on the timeline
- Stories connected to the vignettes and themes of the timeline and chart
- How to use the accompanying handbook for further research and story-making
- Onsite aid to create child friendly stories and inspire further research by the children
“What we offer elementary children is a story which views ordinary human beings as great workers, and thus as the true heroes of history.”
- Baiba Krumins Grazzini
“Work: A Vital Instinct”
AMI Communications 2005/4
MEET THE SPEAKER
Carla Foster is an AMI Elementary Trainer originally from California but has been living in Norway since 1995. Carla has AMI 3-6 and 6-12 diplomas from MMI in London and the Montessori Institute of Milwaukee. She has worked with children at levels 3-6, 6-9, and 9-12, working in both private and public Montessori schools. She has been an elementary trainer since 2011.
Carla has been working on the creation committee for the timeline and chart and has a unique insight into the whys and hows of what was chosen to represent our earliest history as a species.
MEET THE FACILITATOR
Kyla Morenz is an AMI Elementary Trainer from Toronto, Canada. She has AMI diplomas at both the 3-6 and 6-12 levels. She has taught in 6-9, 9-12, and 6-12 environments in Canada and Morocco. She has lectured on courses in North America and Europe. Kyla is also currently part of the expert team in Bilingual Montessori Erasmus project run by Montessori Institute Prague.
Join us for two inspiring days!
Additional information about the material
- Upon registration, participants of the course may purchase the new updated "First Timeline of Human Beings" and the chart "Family Tree of Hominins". Both materials are printed on plastic cards. Price: 150 EUR + delivery costs.
- Participants of the onsite course will receive the timeline and chart upon arrival to MIP. Participants of the online course will receive the timeline and chart via post.
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
Feel free to contact us!