2026 Workshops
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What’s on in 2026?
| Program | AGE-LEVEL | When | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIPS Theory Into Practice Series | 0-18 and Leadership | First Monday of the month February to November with SMTC’s faculty | First Monday of the month February to November with SMTC’s faculty here |
| Reconnect The Reconnect Workshop Series | 0-18 and Leadership | Online once a year for each age-level with trainers from around the world | See Schedule |
| Back to the Training Centre | 0-12 | One day in-person each year | See Schedule |
| Materials Workshop – Second Timeline of Humans | 6-12 | Saturday 16 May 2026 | 10am-1pm AEST |
| Leadership Workshops | Leadership | 2 TiPS; 1 Reconnect just for leaders | See schedule |
I have heard you might be doing….
Yes, we are still working on a few parts of our 2026 schedule and look forward to introducing these soon!
Theory into Practice Series (TiPS)
TiPS is a skills based, development series facilitated by SMTC’s AMI trainers and trainers-in-training to support educators.
- Are you looking for some practical tips to help you in your day-to-day interactions with children?
- Would you like to consider how aspects of Montessori apply in a practical context such as in your school, classroom or in other interactions with children?
Come along to our 1-hour online sessions, with an additional 30-minute Q&A, for extra support on how you can turn Montessori theory into practice.
| When: | The first Monday of each month |
| Time: | 7pm-8:30pm (1-hour presentation incorporating theory and practical strategies with a 30-minute Q&A)** |
| Audience: | Anyone living or working with children from birth to 18 years of age as well as school leaders and administrative staff. |
| Format: | Online, via Zoom (link sent upon registration) |
| Cost: | $25 plus GST per session* Packages and Discounts: – an Unlimited All-Staff Access Package to all TIPS sessions in 2025 for school and centres for $500 plus GST. Add an extra $100 plus GST to including TIPS for Leaders -for individuals, all 10 educator sessions for 2025 for a 40% discount |
2026 Reconnect Series
Engage live online with AMI trainers from around the world to explore challenging areas of Montessori practice and consider practical strategies you can take away to support your own environment.
Each workshop runs for 4 hours in total, delivered as two 2-hour sessions that build on each other, giving you time between sessions to trial ideas, observe outcomes, reflect on your implementation and ask questions. One in each age-level plus leadership.
Open to all, these sessions are a deep dive into an aspect of practice.
Each workshop is $95 plus GST. We offer a group discount for schools of 5 bookings for the price of 4; or 10 bookings for the price of 8. The bookings for the Reconnect Workshop Series can be across the age-levels. Please contact us to arrange group bookings at [email protected].
The details are:
| TITLE | AGE-LEVEL | DATES | TIME | TRAINER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supporting the Architecture of the Developing Brain Through Observation | 0-3 | Saturdays Dates TBC | 10am – midday AEST | Kavya Chandrashaker |
| The Art of Engagement | 3-6 | Saturdays Session 1: 22 August 2026 Session 2: 4 September 2026 | 10am – midday AEST | Carol Potts |
| Going Out: The Role of the Chaperone in Supporting the Independence of 6–12-year-olds | 6-12 | Saturdays Session 1: 7 March 2026 Session 2: 14 March 2026 | 10am-12 midday AEDT | Alison Awes |
| Managing Negative Behaviours | 12-18 | Saturdays Session 1: 15 August 2026 Session 2: 29 August 2026 | 10am – midday AEST | Patricia Pantano |
| Building Healthy Staff Culture with a Humble Inquiry Process | Leadership | Tuesdays Session 1: 17 February 2026 Session 2: 3 March 2026 | 4pm-6pm AEDT | Sue Pritzker |
*AEST and AEDT is the time zone for Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra at the time of the workshop as outlined.
Unable to attend?
If you are unable to attend a workshop live online you are still welcome to register to receive the recording of the presentation. A link to a recording of the lecture will be emailed to all registrants in the days following the workshop; this link will remain open to view for two weeks from receiving the link. For privacy reasons, the shared recording does not include content of participant interactions or questions.
Camera on?
To foster participation, interaction and to be eligible to receive a certificate for completing a workshop with SMTC, participants must attend a minimum of 90% of the online session time, have their cameras on and be visible to the other participants and the presenter.
Back to the Training Centre
FIND OUT MOREEYLF Integration Course: Aligning Authentic Montessori Practice with the EYLF
This practical course delivered online via zoom by AMI 3-6 Trainer, Amy Kirkham, is designed to help educators and educational leaders in early years and childcare settings enhance their skills and knowledge to fulfil the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) standards whilst staying true to authentic Montessori practice.
Now in its second year, the EYLF Integration Course has been enhanced to include both live online and recorded sessions, as well as expanded content that delves even deeper into practical strategies for implementing the Early Years Learning Framework whilst retaining or enhancing authentic practice. For some, the course may help to reintroduce aspects of authentic practice that have fallen by the wayside in connection with approaches to the EYLF.
Would you like to have more confidence with communicating how the Montessori approach meets and exceeds the EYLF standards?
Have you been disheartened or frustrated by hearing “you have to…” or ” the EYLF says you can’t…” resulting in less authenticity in your Montessori program?
Or perhaps you would like to understand how authentic Montessori practice can also satisfy the EYLF?
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