WORKSHOPS

What does "Montessori at home" really mean ?

These are parent workshops to help parents support the natural development of their children from a Montessori philosophical and pedagogical standpoint.  Clear and simple ideas and activities are given to parents to allow their children to grow in a positive nurturing family environment with a clear comprehension of Maria Montessori's scientific pedagogy as an Aid to Life.

Montessori for babysitters and grandparents:

These are workshops to help grandparents  and caregivers support the natural development of the children they are responsible for from a Montessori philosophical and pedagogical standpoint. Clear and simple ideas and activities are given to allow the children to grow in a positive nurturing environment with a clear comprehension of Maria Montessori's scientific pedagogy as an Aid to Life.

Montessori pedagogy

Create a favorable environment for management and teaching staff so that the school can function in a way that all the potentiality of the Montessori pedagogy can be elaborated. Following a series of observations throughout the school, practical tools and solutions are given to guide the teaching and management staff to work best together for the sake of the children and the parents. We will learn to create new favorable work conditions for all. To establish better ethics and duties contracts with a custom-made accompaniment so that it suits the school as a whole. This will create harmony within the environment.

The prevention of child abuse.

How to apprehend the questions concerning  physical, psychological and sexual abuse and the necessary means to prevent and combat these problems. Progressive workshops start off with the theme of conflicts that are linked to the body and bullying.  Identifying different forms of ‘touching’, differenciating ‘feel good’ and ‘feel bad’ feelings. Notions of auto-protection and their necessary rules, how to say ‘YES’ and how to say ‘NO’ ! Workshops adapted for 3 to 12 year olds. Can be adapted to Jr High and High School students. The workshops include case studies. The teaching staff is given methods and approach to these problems.  When do you file a complaint in order to protect a child ? Analysis of the procedures that management, teaching staff and parents need to follow. Pedagogical work adapted to the different age groups as well as the individual work (passport for safety).

The length and frequency of the workshops are determined ahead of time with management depending on the specific needs. Management will provide a  completed questionnaire allowing to identify and evaluate the needs.

Parenting Workshops

To accompany families in their discovery of new ways to communicate with children and adolescents, with mutual respect. The workshops give advice with clear and simple ideas so that parents may accompany their children daily with a kind and respectful attitude without forgetting to lay the necessary framework in order for children to feel secure.