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This Season’s Webinars

Welcome to the MTCNE Montessori Community

A Global Montessori Community, Rooted in Hartford

MTCNE nurtures a mission-driven Montessori community—locally in Connecticut, throughout the Northeast region, across the United States, and around the globe. Through our programs, newsletters, collaborations, and community events, we work to build lasting relationships that support access to authentic Montessori education and the professional growth of those who serve children and families.

Whether you are exploring Montessori for the first time, seeking more information about our AMI teacher training programs, or looking to deepen your practice through professional learning, networking, or community education, we offer a robust calendar of opportunities to engage with us in both on-ground and virtual spaces.

Each month, on the second Tuesday, MTCNE hosts an Online Information Session. These sessions provide an overview of our AMI Diploma and Certificate programs, insights into additional training pathways, and information about our Montessori degree pathways offered in partnership with the University of Hartford.

We also partner with public and independent Montessori schools to provide professional development tailored to meet their schedules, including consultation and coaching, custom workshops, short courses, and educator training aligned with AMI standards and current research in the field.

MTCNE offers a range of community education and professional development opportunities throughout the year—designed for Montessori-curious community members, our alumni, current students, partner schools, and friends of the Center. From interactive workshops and webinars to short courses, school-based training, and social gatherings, we are committed to creating meaningful spaces for exploration, continued learning, collaboration, and connection across the Montessori ecosystem.

Join us at an upcoming event and stay connected with the broader MTCNE community as we continue to grow, learn, and support one another—locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Upcoming Community Education & Professional Development Opportunities

Community Education Webinars

Our Community Education (CE) webinar sessions are free, live online events open to anyone curious about Montessori. Whether you’re an educator, school leader, parent, or simply Montessori-curious, these sessions are designed to:

  • Expand access to authentic AMI Montessori ideas and practices

  • Introduce new audiences to Montessori pedagogy in a welcoming, accessible way

  • Connect you with experienced trainers, sharing real classroom stories, practical strategies, and time for Q&A

Each CE webinar highlights a focused theme—such as child development, prepared environments, adolescent work, or Montessori for ageing and dementia—and offers concrete takeaways you can apply in your context.

Join us to learn, ask questions, and be part of a wider Montessori community rooted in Hartford, CT and connected around the globe.

Professional Development Webinars

Our Professional Development (PD) webinar sessions are paid, live online trainings designed to provide targeted, practice-focused learning for Montessori educators, school leaders, and professionals seeking deeper alignment with authentic AMI pedagogy.

Current PD sessions concentrate on core classroom practice, adult preparation, and scientific observation, including topics such as:

  • A Closer Look at Montessori Geography Charts — exploring material progression, presentation purpose, and integration across the curriculum

  • Home Environment & Order in the First Three Years — supporting developmental needs through environment, routine, and adult preparation

  • Let’s Prepare! — preparing ourselves and our classroom environments for a successful start to the school year

  • The Super Cooperator — an evolutionary perspective on human cooperation and its connection to child development and community building

  • Classroom Management in Montessori Communities — positive guidance, limits with respect, and maintaining productive classroom flow

  • Scientific Observation for Assessment — using observation as a professional tool to inform lesson planning, individual support, and reflective practice

Led by experienced AMI trainers and field experts, each webinar blends presentation, reflection, and dialogue to ensure participants leave with concrete strategies and tools that can be immediately applied in their Montessori environments.

Registration fees range from $15–$65 per participant, with certificates of participation typically provided for professional learning documentation.

Our PD webinar series supports ongoing professional growth grounded in scientific observation, prepared environments, and the developmental principles at the heart of Montessori education.