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Our line up of inspiring international and New Zealand based speakers is confirmed!<\/h1>\n

\t\t\t\t\"Sarah<\/p>\n

Sarah Moudry<\/h2>\n

Montessori 0-3<\/h3>\n

Sarah is a Parent Educator and the founder of Studio June, an innovative Montessori Parent and Child Education Center in Houston, TX.\u00a0 Her empathetic and creative approach engages parents in focused conversations about their personal parenting style.<\/p>\n

Combining design principles with Montessori education, she advises parents as they create beautiful home environments that work for everyone in the family\u2014adults and children. Sarah educates parents about a developmental approach to designing elegant, learning environments for all ages as well as choosing appropriate toys, weaning, sleep, potty training, and much more.<\/p>\n

Sarah is devoted to inspiring all parents to see their child\u2019s potential. Her work draws on her years of experience as a designer, educator, and mother of three.<\/p>\n

Sarah received her AMI Assistants-to-Infancy Training at The Montessori Institute in Denver, Colorado and her AMI Primary Training at the Montessori Training Center of Minnesota. She holds a M.Ed. in Montessori Education and a B.A. in Environment, Textiles, and Design. Sarah is the author of Toilet Awareness and\u00a0 books and videos published by NAMTA including: What is the Montessori Toddler Community and In a Montessori Home.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\"Michele<\/p>\n

Michele Aspinall<\/h2>\n

Montessori 3-6<\/h3>\n

Michele Aspinall is a pioneer in the creation of one of the first authentic All Year Montessori models in the United States. She began her work on this project in 2000, eighteen years ago. Since that time she has nurtured and tailored this program into a truly magnificent experience for children who spend much of their lives at school. The program runs from 7:30 \u2013 5:30 for 245 days per year.<\/p>\n

Michele began her journey in Montessori at Countryside Montessori School in Northbrook, Illinois, as a part-time assistant in the before and after school program in 1989. She went on to assist in the toddler, preschool and elementary environments. Michele directed the many variations of the school\u2019s day care program while earning a BA in graphic art in 1995 from the Illinois Institute of Art. She later earned her AMI preschool diploma from the Milwaukee Montessori Institute taught by Hildegard Solzbacher and Joen Bettman in 2000.<\/p>\n

Over the last several years Michele has consulted at schools and presented workshops on her program to hundreds of attendees coming from all over the United States and as far as Mexico, Chile, Canada, Nigeria and now New Zealand. She has presented at conferences for AMI and the North American Montessori Teacher’s Association (NAMTA).<\/p>\n

Michele continues to teach in the All Year environment at Countryside Montessori School and lives with her husband, Jim and two children in Northbrook, Illinois.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\"Michael_Pic\"<\/p>\n

Michael Dorer<\/h2>\n

Montessori 6+<\/h3>\n

Michael Dorer is an internationally trained Montessori educator, specializing in Montessori curriculum and materials, and Montessori teacher education. He has worked with children from toddlers to middle schoolers in Montessori education beginning in 1969, and with teaching graduate student adults in Montessori education since 1978.<\/p>\n

Michael\u2019s educational background includes a doctorate in Instructional Leadership, and Montessori credentials from both the American Montessori Society and the Association Montessori Internationale. Michael wrote the charter for the world\u2019s first Montessori charter school, and also has broad experience in working with public and charter Montessori schools.<\/p>\n

Michael has served as President of the International Association of Montessori Educators, the Minnesota Montessori Alliance, and The American Montessori Society; with extensive time on each of their boards.<\/p>\n

Michael has written and published Montessori album textbooks. His latest book is The Deep Well of Time: The Transformative Power of Storytelling in the Classroom from Parent Child Press.<\/p>\n

Michael is the Founding Director of the Institute for Montessori Innovation at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT, and is past Director of the Center for Contemporary Montessori Programs at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN.\u00a0 He is presently a Senior Consultant for The Montessori Foundation.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\"Mark<\/p>\n

Mark Sweeney<\/h2>\n

Developing Leadership<\/h3>\n

Mark is currently a director of Impact Education Group. He has a broad background with a central focus on education and organisational development. He has taught in both primary and secondary schooling sectors, been a senior lecturer at the Wellington College of Education and has lectured for Victoria University. Mark has experience in the fields of education, organisational development, leadership, team behaviour, communication and coaching and has a particular interest in helping people transfer learning into workplace behaviour.<\/p>\n

Mark is a highly trained and experienced coach who helps people to take charge of dealing with difficulties or achieving aims. His positive and straightforward approach focuses on the mindset, actions and outcomes necessary for success.<\/p>\n

Mark is motivated by helping people strengthen their capabilities and he has invested heavily in developing his own skills. His work with teams has supported his accreditation as Belbin teams facilitator, his coaching work is supported by his William Glasser Institute Reality Therapy\/Choice Theory Certification.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\"Eve\"<\/p>\n

Eve Scott<\/h2>\n

Strengthening Biculturalism in Montessori<\/h3>\n

Ko Mataatua t\u014dku waka
\nKo Ohinemataroa t\u014dku awa
\nKo Kaputerangi t\u014dku maunga
\nKo Ng\u0101ti Awa me Ng\u0101ti P\u016bkeko \u014dku iwi
\nKo Ng\u0101ti Rangatua t\u014dku Hap\u016b
\nKo Eve Scott t\u014dku ingoa<\/p>\n

Eve completed her Montessori training in 1992 through the London Montessori Centre while on her OE. She established The Tree House Bilingual Montessori Preschool in Whakatane, which has now been operating for six years.<\/p>\n

Thinking the biggest hurdle was opening, she found instead that establishing a strong bilingual and bicultural component has been her biggest challenge. Learning Te Reo M\u0101ori and through lots of trial and error, she has steadily gained a depth of understanding of how this looks within a Montessori environment.<\/p>\n

Eve will be continuing from her very popular workshop on Strengthening Biculturalism in Montessori from MANZ Conference 2017.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\"Krista<\/p>\n

Krista Kerr<\/h2>\n

3-6 Assistants<\/h3>\n

Krista will be running two workshops for Assistants on the second day of conference. These are based on following the child\u2019s interest, especially when it comes to Grace and Courtesy groups. She will discuss how this can only be done if we use observation as an integral part of our teaching.<\/p>\n

Observation has become a large part of Krista\u2019s life as a Montessori Educator. After obtaining her Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching ECE, from Victoria University in 2008 and working as an Assistant Teacher, she then moved with her family to London to do the AMI 3-6 Diploma at the Maria Montessori Institute. Krista was very fortunate to be able to follow this up with a one year Post Diploma Observation Course.<\/p>\n

Since arriving back in New Zealand and taking up a Head Teacher position at W\u0101 Ora Montessori Krista has run workshops on observation, focusing on how the use of work curves can help you to know each child on a much deeper level. This allows you to give them presentations that really follow their interests and extend tamariki learning. Knowing when and what groups to invite tamariki to also helps in their settling in and the normalising process.<\/p>\n

Krista has two sons, both of whom attend W\u0101 Ora Montessori School. She is enjoying following them through their Montessori journey, from the playgroup, pre-school and now in the primary and high school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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