2025-2026 Workshops & Events

    1. Click the REGISTER button.

    2. Complete the Event Registration Form.

    3. Click Continue at the bottom of the form.

    4. Enter any discount codes when checking out.

    5. Complete your purchase.

    • Registration is done on an individual basis, one event at a time. However, you can add multiple registrations to your cart and pay for all when you check out.

    • You will receive a confirmation email once your registration form and payment have been processed.

    • All events are virtual unless noted. If it is a virtual event, you will receive a link to attend in the confirmation email.

    • All participants must abide by MNW’s Code of Conduct.

    • To receive a refund you must cancel your registration 48 hours prior to the start of the event. Please email info@montessori-nw.org to cancel and request a refund. After 48 hours, refunds are not provided. Please consider sending a friend.

    • Participants must meet the 90% minimum attendance requirement to earn a certificate.

    • Attendance is defined as having a Zoom screen name that matches the name in the registration, and having a visual and verbal presence for the full duration of the session(s); this includes, but is not limited to actively participating in discussions, chats, and small groups with the camera turned on.

    • MNW workshop recordings are not provided to registrants after the event.

    • Montessori Northwest will only issue Certificates of Attendance to participants who attend 90% or more of live sessions.

    • Certificates are typically available within 7 business days from the end of the workshop.

    • Attendees from Oregon can earn hours for ORO (Set I).

    • Attendees from Washington can earn STARS credit.

  • Introduction to Montessori | Jess Fraley | started August 19, 2025
    Preparing Ourselves | Polli Soholt | 3-6 | August 20, 2025
    Rol del Assistente |‍ Ieda Torres Holyoak | 27 de agosto de 2025
    Preparing the Environment | Polli Soholt | August 27, 2025
    Supporting Teachers Supporting Children: Practical Tips for Managing the Montessori 6-12 Work | Ellen Lebitz | August 28, 2025
    From the Collective Stage to Normalization Series | Sarah Werner Andrews & Rochelle Holmberg | started September 8, 2025
    AMI 3-6 Orientation Course | Jess Fraley | started September 8, 2025
    Observación para Assistentes | Ieda Torres Holyoak | 15 de septiembre de 2025
    3-6 Zoom In…Grace & Courtesy Lessons | September 16, 2025
    AMI 0-3 Refresher Course: We All Think Differently (Portland, OR) | Elise Arevalo | started September 20, 2025
    Understanding the Spectrum of Neurocomplexity Series | Elise Arevalo | started September 23, 2025
    Creating Interest & Supporting Discovery in Geometry | Allan Nguyen | September 24, 2025
    Montessori & Inclusion: Using PTR-YC to Support Children with Complex Behaviors | Sarah Werner Andrews | started September 30, 2025
    Reclaiming Education: Centering Indigenous Knowledge and Humanity in Learning (Portland, OR) |‍ Trisha Moquino & Margarita Acosta | October 11-12, 2025
    Human Timelines & the Family Tree of Hominins Chart | Ellen Lebitz | October 18, 2025
    AMI 0-3 Orientation Course | Elise Arevalo | started October 20, 2025
    Supporting Bodily Autonomy in the Early Years | Elise Arevalo | October 28, 2025
    3-6 Zoom In…Walking on the Line |Sarah Werner Andrews | October, 28, 2025
    Montessori Sports Fundamentals Course | Patrick Oudejans | Started November 1, 2025
    AMI 6-12 Orientation Course | Allan Nguyen | started November 7, 2025
    AMI 3-6 Refresher Course: Freedom & Discipline | Polli Soholt | started November 12, 2025
    Anti-Bias Education in Montessori (Portland, OR) | Britt Hawthorne | November 15, 2025
    6-12 Zoom In…Handwork as History| Ellen Lebitz | January 6, 2026
    Montessori & the Science of Literacy Series | Jess Fraley | concluded January 8, 2026
    AMI 6-12 Refresher Course: Centering Self-Construction & Cosmic Education in Math (Portland, OR) | Ellen Lebitz | January 17-18, 2026
    Montessori and the Science of Learning | Jess Fraley | January 29, 2026
    Roots and Shoots: Botany Foundations for Self-Exploration in Nature | Allan Nguyen | January 31, 2026
    The Bells & Beyond - Exploring Music as an Aspect of Culture Series | Sarah Werner Andrews | concluded February 3, 2026
    Infant & Toddler Emotional Security & Developmental Trauma Series | Elise Arevalo | concluded February 3, 2026
    0-3 Zoom In…Exploring the Stereognostic Sense | Elise Arevalo | February 10, 2026
    Bringing Music into Cosmic Education with Stories‍ | Allan Nguyen | February 21, 2026
    6-12 Zoom In…Sun & Earth‍ ‍| Ellen Lebitz |March 3, 2026
    AMI 0-3 Orientation Course‍ |‍ Elise Arevalo |‍ started March 9, 2026
    Using Observation to Advocate for Equitable Infant Toddler Development‍ |‍ Elise Arevalo |‍ March 10, 2026
    3-6 Zoom In…The Silence Game | Sarah Werner Andrews | March 11, 2026

  • AMI 0-3 Regional Refresher Course: Monitoring Milestones and Exploring Developmental Diversity in the First Three Years June 15 & 16, 2024
    AMI Administrators Course July 8-13, 2024
    AMI 3-6 Orientation Course August 26 - October 2, 2024
    6-12 Zoom In...Tools of Responsibility September 5, 2024
    Montessori Sports September 7 - November 2, 2024
    6-12 Zoom In...Clause Analysis September 9, 2024
    AMI 6-12 Regional Refresher Course: Introduction to the New Human History Timelines & Family Tree of Hominins September 14 & 15, 2024
    AMI 0-3 Orientation Course September 16 - October 16, 2024
    3-6 Zoom In...Enrichment of Vocabulary Cards September 17, 2024
    Introduction to Montessori September 17-26, 2024
    6-12 Zoom In..Square Root September 23, 2024
    Introducción a Montessori comenzó el 1 de octubre de 2024
    3-6 Inclusions Series started October 1, 2024
    AMI 3-6 Regional Refresher Course: Mandarin the Montessori Way started October 10, 2024
    Sleep, Eat, Play: Unlocking Infant & Toddler Growth Series November 6, 13, & 20, 2024
    3-6 Zoom In…Constructive Triangles November 19, 2024
    Anti-Bias Education in Montessori Workshops December 14 & 15, 2024
    3-6 Zoom In…Series: Finger Charts January 14, 2025
    AMI 6-12 Orientation Course January 14, 2025
    AMI 3-6 Regional Refresher Course: Freedom & Discipline January 18-19, 2025
    Deep Dive into Mathematics Series January 9, 12 & 23, 2025
    Practical Life in the Young Children’s Community Series February 12, 19 & 12, 2025
    Community Fair March 2, 2025
    AMI 0-3 Orientation Course March 3-April 17, 2025
    3-6 Zoom In…Reading Analysis March 11, 2025
    AMI 3-6 Orientation Course April 22-May 27, 2025

AMI 3-6 ORIENTATION COURSE

April 7 - May 12, 2026 | Tuesdays & Thursdays | 3:30-6:30 pm PT / 6:30-9:30 pm ET
Jess Fraley | Online | $950

This AMI Orientation Course is designed to support adults by providing an orientation to the Montessori approach for 3-6 year olds. This course is ideal for 3-6 Montessori classroom assistants, or any other adult who is interested in gaining more knowledge about Montessori. The course will cover an introduction to the theoretical foundations of Montessori education and practical tips to bring the theory into practice.

This 60-hour course includes online instructor lead sessions with independent student work between class meetings, and 9 hours of observation. Each cohort will be offered an overview of Montessori developmental theory including: the history and framework of Montessori education, goals of anti-bias education, young children's cognitive, physical, and language development, preparation of the adult, prepared environments for learning, the importance of observation, supporting independence, and the development of self-discipline and the will. The online class sessions will be a combination of lecture/discussion, small group work, videos. The additional independent work will consist of readings, reflections, classroom observations, videos, and online discussions. ln addition, participants will learn and practice spoken language activities and songs to enjoy with 3 -6 year olds. The depth of information will provide participants with a clear overview of Montessori’s revolutionary concept of education.

Participants completing all required aspects of the course can earn the AMI 3-6 Orientation Course Certificate. Attendees from Oregon can earn hours for ORO(Set I). Attendees from Washington can earn STARS credit.

REGISTER - $950

10% Discount code for registrants identifying as Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color: BIPOC2541

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 4:30-6:00 pm PT / 7:30-9:00 pm ET
Elise Arevalo‍ ‍| Online | $65

0-3 ZOOM IN…SERIES: THE POWER OF SCRIBBLING

Explore the importance of scribbling for toddlers (1-2 years). Learn how these early movements help develop hand-eye coordination, fine motor control, and prepare them for writing. We'll discuss how to create an environment that encourages your toddler's artistic expression through simple presentations with art materials.

Attendees from Oregon can earn hours for ORO(Set I). Attendees from Washington can earn STARS credit.

REGISTER - $65

10% Discount code for registrants identifying as Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color: BIPOC2513

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 | 4:00-5:30 pm PT / 7:00-8:30 pm ET
Ellen Lebitz‍ ‍| Online | $65

6-12 ZOOM IN…SERIES: BEYOND THE GRAMMAR BOXES

We will be exploring the depths of our parts of speech work, discussing the role of this work within Cosmic Education. Come prepared to dust off some of the less-presented work in our albums and be inspired by Montessori's thoughts about our grammar work: “Researching into language--its beautiful expressions, its logical order--this is so much more meaningful than a mere memorizing of the definitions of the different parts of speech. Thus, gradually the child becomes subconsciously conscious of the whole of grammar, beautifully and clearly” (Creative Development in the Child, volume 2).

Attendees from Oregon can earn hours for ORO(Set I). Attendees from Washington can earn STARS credit.

REGISTER - $65

10% Discount code for registrants identifying as Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color: BIPOC2550