September 2024
North West
Montessori Education Network
Interactive Event
Topic: TBC
Monday 23rd September 2024
7.00-9.00 pm
The following areas will be explored and discussed:
- To be confirmed
South West
Montessori Education Network
Interactive Zoom Event
Topic: Supporting children with additional needs in the prepared environment
Wednesday 25th September 2024
7.00-9.00 pm
The following areas will be explored and discussed:
- What are the additional needs some children experience?
- Developing an inclusive approach and preparing the environment
- Montessori Practical Life Activities
- Sensory experiences
- Art activities
- Outdoor Practical Life Exercises
- Creating a rich learning environment
- Links to Aistear Síolta Practice Guide
- Open Forum
South East
(Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow)
Montessori Education Network
Interactive online Event
Topic: Introducing Cultural Diversity and Inclusive Practice in the Montessori Geography Curriculum
Wednesday 18th September 2024
7.00-9.00 pm
The following areas will be explored and discussed:
- Ideas to support an inclusive Montessori environment
- Supporting families from diverse cultural backgrounds
- Continent Folders
- Cultural Baskets
- Food, Music
- Flags of the World
- Arts and Crafts
- Making links to the children and parents attending your Montessori School
- Building a library to support diversity and inclusion
- Links to Aistear Siolta Practice Guide
- Open Forum
Dublin
Montessori Education Network
Interactive online Event
Topic: Montessori Teacher, Prepared Environment guided by Montessori record keeping journal
Monday 10th September 2024
7.00-9.00 pm
- Preparation of oneself and the environment
- Planning of Year Planner 2024-25
- Weekly Work Plans, Presentations
- Parent Teacher Meetings
- Topic Presentation Plans
- Recording of Sign-in Records,
- Presentations & Mastery Records,
- Individual Pupil Profiles
- Observations Evacuation/ Fire Drills Records
- Links to Aistear Siolta Practice Guide
- Open Forum
May 2024
Montessori Education Workshop
Saturday 25th May 2024
10.00am-1.30pm
12-13 Cumberland Street, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin A96 HX78
TOPIC: Montessori Science 3-6 years programme materials and presentations.
- Ideas and resources to enhance the science experience in the classroom.
- Presentations of the following materials and a demonstration of how to make these materials.
- Classification materials- animals and plants,
- Living /Non-living
- The Importance of the Sun
- The Food Pyramid
- Participants will make one material and have the opportunity to purchase other packs
- Links to Aistear Síolta Practice Guide
- Open Forum
Dublin
Montessori Education Network
Monday 20th May 2024
7.00-9.00pm
12-13 Cumberland St., Dun Laoghaire, Dublin A96 HX78
TOPIC: Supporting Transitions
- Transitions in Early Years
- Communication
- Role of Parents
- Information Sharing
- Key Skills, Knowledge and Dispositions
- Activities to Support Transitions
- Policies and Procedures
- Self-evaluation Tool: Supporting Transitions
- Aistear Síolta Practice Guide
- Open Forum
South West
Montessori Education Network
Wednesday 15th May 2024 @ 7.00-9.00pm
Online
TOPIC: Culture in the Montessori Classroom
- Review of all areas of Culture:
- History – Materials and links to Aistear and Síolta
- Geography – Materials and links to Aistear and Síolta
- Science – Materials and links to Aistear and Síolta
- Art – Materials and links to Aistear and Síolta
- Music – Materials and links to Aistear and Síolta
- Including the emergent interest of the child
- Reflecting culture in the Montessori prepared environment
- Including culture in planning
- Aistear Síolta Practice Guide
- Open Forum
Montessori Education Workshop
Monday 13th May 2024
7.00-9.00pm
Online
TOPIC: Wellbeing for Teachers
The following areas will be explored and discussed: Content
- self- help strategies to support health and well being and form healthy habits.
- stress management
- Building resilience in coping with busy demands of work
- And each attendee will leave equipped with wellbeing strategies to easily incorporate into daily life
South East
Montessori Education Network
Wednesday 8th May @ 7.00-9.00pm
Online
TOPIC: Exploring Music in the Montessori Environment
The following areas will be explored and discussed:
- Documenting and maintaining an overview of children’s progress and development through- observations, weekly work plans, mastery records, and topic presentation plans
- Developing individual pupil profile plans
- Identifying strengths and areas that need support
- Evaluative quality of Montessori materials
- Montessori presentations
- Assessment and recording
- Aistear Síolta Practice Guide
- Open Forum