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Montessori Europe Congress

incorporating

the MSA National Conference

"Observation and Education- Montessori's Approach "

 

Montessori Europe Congress and Montessori Schools Association Conference Programme

 

Friday 10th October

 

09.00-12.00 Possibility of school or training centre visits

 

11.00 - 13.00 Walking tours of historic Oxford

 

please note the cost of school visits and walking tours is not included. Please see the ME website

 

14.00-15.30 Registration and information market opens

 

15.30 - 16.30 Opening ceremony chaired by Dr Andrew Parmley

 

Chair of the Trustees of Montessori St Nicholas

 

16.30 -17.30 Opening presentation Sally Goddard Blyth

 

Director The Institute of Neuro-Physiological Psychology

 

Observing and identifying Physical Readiness for Learning

 

19.00 - 20.30 Welcome reception with the Lord Mayor at Oxford Town Hall

 

Saturday 11th October

 

Full Delegates
MSA National Conference

9.00 - information market opens

 

9.30 - 10.30 Ongoing Development Groups

 

- ODG 1 Educational Policy/Exchange of Information and Public Relation

 

- ODG 2 Montessori Professional Training Courses

 

- ODG 3 Montessori Schools and Institutions

 

10.00 - 11.00 coffee break

10.00-10.30 Registration of MSA Day Delegates

 

10.30-11.15 Opening Ceremony MSA

- Welcome - Philip Bujak

 

- Update of MSA Projects - Martin Bradley, National Chairman MSA

 

- MEAB Accreditation - update and presentation of plaques

 

- Montessorian of the Year presentation

 

11.00-12.30 Workshops OR

 

11.15-12.30 Dr Christine Pascal

11.15-12.30 Presentation Dr Christine Pascal

 

Professor of Education & co-ordinator, for research in Early Childhood, Birmingham

 

Capturing the Unique Child: Principled Observation and Assessment of Learning

 

12.30 - 2.00 Lunch/networking/visits to information market

 

The afternoon is a common programme for Full and Day Delegates. Please choose from:

 

14.00-15.00 National O rganisation Council of M ontessori Europe or 14.00-15.00 Presentation - Catherine McTamaney

Professor of Montessori School Leadership, Vanderbilt University

 

A Lens Inward - Self Observation and the Montessori Teacher

 

15.00 - 15.30 Tea/coffee break

 

15.30-17.00 Workshops or

15.30-17.00 Presentation - Lynne Lawrence

 

Director of Training & Schools, Maria Montessori Institute, London

 

Observation: the Cornerstone of Montessori Education

 

17.00 MSA Day Delegates depart

 

19.00 Evening Reception (for Full Delegates only) please choose one of:

 

Dinner with string quartet performing English Chamber music

 

Dinner with Morris Dancing
Somerville College refectory

St Cross College quad and refectory

 

Please note the use of the colleges is as a venue only and does not imply any official endorsement by the colleges or Oxford University.

 

Sunday 12th October

 

9.30 information market opens

 

09.30-10.30 Presentation - Sue Palmer

 

What are our Children Watching? The Problem of Growing Up in an Electronic Global Village

 

10.30-11.30 Annual General Meeting Montessori Europe e.V

.

11.30 - 12.15 Forum, Declaration, Closing Ceremony

 

14.00 Option of open top bus tour of Oxford or visit to colleges

 

Please note this is not included in the congress fee. Registration at the helpdesk is essential

 

Monday 13th October

 

09.00 - 11.00 Possibility of School and training centre visits

 

 

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