FREE WEBINAR

3-6 Child: Who Are You?

Understanding the Development of the 3–6 Child

Elina Rautasalo, AMI 3–6 Trainer
Online on Zoom
January 29, 2026, 4:00-5:30 p.m. CET

The child from three to six is not preparing for life.
They are living it, fully.

Join this free webinar to deepen your understanding of the 3–6 child and learn how adults can support independence, concentration, social development, and joyful learning in the early childhood years.

What you will learn:

  • The key developmental tasks of the child from three to six
  • How independence, concentration, and self-discipline emerge in this plane of development
  • The role of purposeful work for self-construction
  • How the prepared environment supports social development and normalization
  • What it means to follow the child beyond behaviour and outcomes

Who it is suitable for:

  • Educators working with children aged 3–6 or new to Montessori
  • Assistants, teachers, and school leaders in early childhood settings
  • Parents or caregivers interested in understanding the Montessori approach for the 3–6 child

Register for the webinar

LIVE on Zoom

€0

Join the webinar for free

Join us live on zoom in real time.

Live participation
✔ January 29, 4-5:30 p.m. CET
✔ Opportunity to ask questions live

LIVE on Zoom + Recording

€17

Give yourself time and flexibility

Attend the live webinar or watch the recording afterwards, whenever it suits you.

✔ Live participation
✔ January 29, 4-5:30 p.m. CET
✔ Opportunity to ask questions live
✔ Full recording access for 30 days
✔ Watch when it suits you 

Meet Your AMI Trainer!

Elina Rautasalo is an AMI 3-6 Trainer with over 30 years of experience in the field of education, working with both children and adults in her native Finland and abroad. 

Her Montessori journey began in London at the Maria Montessori Training Organisation, (now the Maria Montessori Institute), in the early 1990s. She has directed trainings with Montessori Institute Prague or in South-East Asia and Switzerland.

Elina is an AMI examiner and lectures internationally. She has given seminars and workshops in various countries in Europe, as well as in Asia, North and South America. 

In her spare time, she enjoys books, music and playing the violin.