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September 2024

North West

Montessori Education Network

In-person Event

Topic: National Policies, Procedures and Practices

Monday 23rd September 2024

7.00-9.00 pm

Venue: Sligo Southern Hotel

The following areas will be explored and discussed:

 

 

  • Core Funding
  • Action Plan
  • Quality Improvement Actions
  • National Policies, Procedures and Practices
  • Links to Aistear and Siolta practice guide
  • Open forum

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

Tuesday 10th September 2024

7.00-9.00 pm

The following areas will be explored and discussed:

 

  • 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.

The following areas will be explored and discussed:

  • 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

The following areas will be explored and discussed:

  • 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

The following areas will be explored and discussed:

  • 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
This 2-hour Zoom workshop hosted by Psychotherapist and Wellbeing Coach Christine Doyle (MIACP)
Christine is passionate about the interplay of lifestyle and environment on our wellbeing and emotional health.

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

April 2024