Workshop Outline

The workshop explores the fundamental principles of the Montessori approach to children and the way they learn. You can decide with your trainer the areas of learning you wish your school to focus on from: Grace and Courtesy, Practical Life, Sensorial, Maths, Language and Cultural.

Learning Outcomes

To gain a deeper understanding of the Montessori method, principles and equipment.

Target Group

Montessori staff wishing to refresh their skills, teaching assistants and students.

Trainers

Our Montessori Skills Workshop trainers are all highly qualified, motivated practicing Montessori teachers.

Fee for member schools

£22 per attendee a day

Fee for non-member schools

£44 per attendee a day

Minimum numbers

12

Workshop Outline

The morning will be spent looking at traditional language use and its neurological effect on children. In the afternoon we will look at numerous ways of rephrasing our language to promote positive behavioural outcomes, differentiating between the unconscious and conscious child. By the end of the day you will have an awareness of how we can change our language use and ways to maintain the

positive emotional state of a child necessary for effective learning.

Learning Outcomes

To increase your awareness of how powerful our language is and its influences on positive behaviour strategies

Target Group

All staff working in an Early Years Montessori setting.

Trainers

Sarah Rowledge is an experienced Montessori Directress, whose knowledge of NLP

is the tool for Effective Language Use in the classroom.

Fee for member schools

£22 per attendee a day

Fee for non-member schools

£44 per attendee a day

Minimum numbers

12

Workshop Outline

During the workshop your staff will be actively involved in making Montessori materials to get your shelves well stocked. You can choose between LANGUAGE, SCIENCE, HISTORY, GEORGRAPHY or ART & CRAFT. When you book this workshop the trainer will liaise with you about what items you and your staff will need to collect to ensure that as much material can be made as possible through the day, there will also be some time during this workshop for some training in the area for which you are making the materials for.

Learning Outcomes

To be able to work with children in a specific Montessori area of learning.

To make materials relevant to a specific are of learning.

Target Group

All staff working in an Early Years Montessori setting.

Trainers

Our Montessori trainers are all highly qualified, motivated practicing Montessori teachers.

Fee for member schools

£22 per attendee a day

Fee for non-member schools

£44 per attendee a day

Minimum numbers

12

Workshop Outline

Delegates will be introduced to a computerised record keeping system that helps to meet Ofsted’s requirements for record-keeping. You will begin the workshop looking at increasing your knowledge of the new Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum and ‘Observations’. You will then be shown how observations of a child using the Montessori materials and other activities can be recorded and automatically mapped to the child’s progress with the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. Guidance will be given as to how to use the software on a day to day basis. Other key features

of the software relating to creating reports and planning will also be covered.

Learning Outcomes

To gain an understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

To be able to implement and use a computerized system of record keeping.

Target Group

All staff working in an Early Years Montessori setting.

Trainers

The trainers are both qualified Montessori directress who are particularly knowledgeable about the Early Years Foundation Stage and computer literate. They will guide you through this groundbreaking package.

Fee for member schools

£22 per attendee a day

Fee for non-member schools

£44 per attendee a day

*The software Keep Track is available to purchase separately at a cost of £299.

Minimum numbers

12

Presentation Outline

“What does the Montessori Classroom offer to the child”

This is a presentation that one of our team of trainers will deliver to your parents or any outside local agencies you wish to invite in. The presentation explores the fundamental principles of the Montessori approach to children and the way they learn. They will talk about all the areas of learning and learning experiences available to a child in a Montessori Environment. There will also be an opportunity for

an open evening.

Learning Outcomes

This presentation can be used as an evening for parents.

Target Group

Parents and outside agencies

Trainers

We have put together a team of highly qualified, motivated practicing Montessori teachers to deliver this presentation.

Fee for member schools

£22 per attendee a day

Fee for non-member schools

£44 per attendee a day

Minimum numbers

12