Online Workshop for Elementary (6-12) Guides
Timelines as Key Materials in the Montessori Approach to History
€37 | Fully online | 1.5h on February 26 | AMI TRAINER, Carla Foster
Workshop Takeaways:
- See some concrete examples of types of timelines that aid the imagination of the 6–12 year old.
- Understand why Montessori timelines play a central role in elementary history and how they show the fundamental needs of living things and human beings across time.
- Discover the key features that make timelines impressionistic materials that invite children to travel in time and space with their imagination.
- Learn how to use timelines as springboards for exploration and Cosmic Education follow-up work, rather than fixed teaching scripts.
Key Workshop Topics:
- The purpose of timelines in the Montessori 6–12 classroom and their place in Cosmic Education.
- How younger elementary children construct meaning through narrative stories and timelines.
- Essential characteristics of Montessori timelines that spark imagination, and how they differ from instructional materials.
- Ways timelines support reasoning, curiosity and follow-up work, connecting children with the great stories of life and humanity.
Join the workshop:
LIVE + RECORDING
€37
per person
BEST DEAL
Join the workshop LIVE on Zoom on February 26, 2026 + get full access to recording
✔ Live online workshop on Zoom
✔ Recording access for 30 days
✔ Certificate of attendance issued by Montessori Institute Prague
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 newly updated timelines and has a unique insight into the whys and hows of what was chosen to represent our earliest history as a species.
What do Carla's students say?
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