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Julia presenting & Maitri exhibiting at MSM
MSM Annual Conference January 6, 2024
Dean College, Franklin, MA
Up your preschool language game by joining Maitri's founder, Julia Volkman, in January at Dean College in Franklin, MA this January!
She'll present two workshops on the details of the Montessori preschool language program inspired by AMI London/African Teacher Trainer Muriel Dwyer. Watch as your children eagerly devour language games and activities and move from pre-reading to total reading. You don't want to miss it!
And Maitri will have two exhibiting tables loaded with all the Dwyer language materials you need to put right on your shelf and revive your language program. Bring your shopping wish list and get ready to dive into our imperfects baskets for amazing discounts!
Visit the MSM website to learn more.
Julia Speaking at Montessori Foundation Conference
Julia Volkman and Kitty Bravo are getting together to share their wisdom on the Secret of Adulthood. Join them in-person in Phoenix or at distance on November 2-5, 2023.
They've been having a little too much fun meeting over the past few months to prepare this workshop for you. It's just going to be a great time that opens hearts and minds. Register at this link.
You don't want to miss it!
Office dog news!!
Big news!
Our office dog Apple is going to be a mom! She's due October 16 and we have an office pool going guessing how many puppies she'll have.
🐺 José says 4
🐺 Chris says 5
🐺 Kim says 7
🐺 Julia says 8
🐺 Mel says 10
What do you think?
Montessori Research Study: Be Part of our Group!
We need your help! Julia Volkman (Maitri Learning's founder and faculty on the Brain Health Initiative) is working with Ann Epstein (a professor at the University of Wisconsin) and Suba Jagannathan (a statistician and Montessori mom) to conduct a study on how to support Montessori teachers.
We need teachers at all age levels who are willing to periodically fill out surveys and reflections.
Can you help? Your information will be kept confidential and participation is completely voluntary.
If interested, please complete ALL of the following online forms BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2023:- Informed Consent
- Teacher demographic information
- Teacher work situation
- Copenhagen burnout inventory
- Montessori teacher self-efficacy scale
- Teacher's learning orientation scale
Screen Time and Learning Webinar
Julia is looking forward to chatting with the Montessori Foundation about how screen time effects brain development and learning. She is going to share ideas about why and how families can both enjoy the benefits of our devices and clearly set boundaries for skillful use of technology and screens.
Mentoring Available
We are so excited to announce that our founder and fearless leader, Julia Volkman, will be mentoring early childhood (primary, ages 3-6+) Montessori Guides through the Greenspring Center for Lifelong Learning!
Julia will be leading this program alongside her dear friend Veronica Burbano. Veronica has not only the wisdom of her own years teaching (when Julia was her mentor) but also the wisdom she has gained from completing the incredible AMI Trainer-in-Training program.
The Mentoring Community begins on Tuesday, August 7 and is available to teachers and administrators from toddler through adolescence. The early bird registration deadline ends in a few days so sign up sooner to realize these savings. Meetings are held every Tuesday from 4:00 pm ET to 5:30 pm ET.
Here's what to expect in this evidence-based mentoring program:
Neurodevelopment in Montessori in Paris!
Bienvenue a Paris! Julia had a fun meeting with Parents and faculty at the Bilingual Montessori School, rue Papin this week. This lovely school in an historic neighborhood welcomes children from ages 3 to 12.
You can watch the talk on our YouTube channel. We hope this helps!
Reading through the Lens of Neuroscience
We are so excited to announce that Julia is presenting as part of the Montessori and the Science of Reading P2P Summit! The summit will take place from June 19-21 but registering also gives you online access for one year so don't worry if you'll be at the beach those days.
Big News: International Shipping Available to Almost Everywhere!
We're so excited to announce that we are now able to ship to almost every country in the world! This is a huge accomplishment for a small business like ours! We have struggled for some time to navigate the various customs, duties, and tax requirements for different countries and have finally found a solution.