News Type: Upcoming Professional Development Events

Advanced registration has closed for the 2015 Refresher Course and Workshops. We are so excited to see you all in Atlanta on February 13-16! On-site registration will be available for the weekend’s events, including Friday’s Keynote Address with Dr. Alison Gopnik. For more information, please email the AMI/USA office.

We are happy to present the official brochure for the 2015 Refresher Course and Workshops! Click here for a complete overview of the weekend’s events and click here to register! The Early Bird deadline is January 5. For hotel information, please click here.  We look forward to seeing you all in Atlanta!

Featured Speakers Assistants to Infancy Judi Orion, Director of Training at The Montessori Institute, will speak on Indirect Preparations for Exploration. Primary Trainer at Montessori Northwest, Sarah Werner Andrews, will lead the Primary Level attendees in considering Exploration and Self-Construction. Elementary Greg MacDonald and Kay Baker, Trainers together at the Montessori Institute of San Diego, will address Cosmic Education Behind the Scenes. Administrators Workshop Michael Thompson, Ph.D. is a consultant, author and psychologist specializing in children and families.  He will work with the Administrators on understanding parents and understanding teachers.

Join us in Atlanta, Georgia, February 13-16, for the 2015 Refresher Course and Workshops! This year’s theme, Exploration: Re-Examining the Adult’s Role in the Child’s Discovery, is designed to encourage attendees to reflect on how the adult provides the spark and the context for the child to make his own discoveries in the world. Our presenters will urge us toward an embrace of fluidity in our practice and an examination of our roles behind the scenes.