Upcoming Events, Trainings, & Workshops
AMI Orientation 12-18 Information Session
Join our AMI 12-18 Orientation information session to learn more about our 25-hour, fully virtual Orientation Workshop. Meet our team and discover how Train Montessori could be part of your Montessori journey!
Comenzando un Programa Montessori para Adolescentes desde Cero / Starting a Montessori Adolescent Program from Scratch
En este taller en línea de dos horas de duración, experimentados profesionales de la pedagogía Montessori compartirán ejemplos reales de cómo iniciar un programa para adolescentes desde cero. Los participantes tendrán contacto con experiencias reales que les permitirán identificar los aspectos esenciales, las decisiones iniciales y los desafíos frecuentes; así como podrán escuchar directamente a adolescentes y padres de familia, contar sus propias experiencias en las Comunidades Montessori para Adolescentes.
AMI Orientation 12-18 (April 2026)
The AMI Orientation 12-18 is a 25 hour workshop that will be held entirely online, enabling participants to more effectively organize their studies to complement their schedules, as well as having access to AMI trained practitioners, and fellow participants from around the world.
Adolescent Learning & Work: Purpose, Agency, and the Road to Independence
Empower adolescents by helping them understand the significance of their work. This virtual workshop is a call to action for educators, inviting them to craft experiences that ignite curiosity, foster self-direction, and guide young people towards independence with courage and clarity.
Finding Your Stride: Practitioner Inquiry
This series is a pathway for practitioners to explore forming your own deep dive into your classroom and how it impacts you, your students, and your community.
Practitioner inquiry is a way for practitioners to research their own communities, know their students' and themselves more deeply, and use this knowledge to improve learning outcomes.
Production & Exchange: Building Skills Through Real-World Work
Real-world work can awaken adolescents to their own capabilities. In this virtual workshop, we'll explore how meaningful projects and community partnerships can inspire responsibility, creativity, and a growing sense of contribution, all essential elements of thriving adulthood.
Museum of Machines
Join us for an engaging workshop exploring Montessori’s original concept of the Museum of Machines, a dynamic, hands-on space within the adolescent prepared environment where students investigate the evolution of tools, technology, and human work.
In this session, Montessori adolescent teachers will examine how these living spaces can support adolescents’ natural drive for meaningful work, creativity, accuracy, and ethical thinking.
Participants will also explore practical ways to adapt this powerful idea for today’s classrooms, helping adolescents connect human ingenuity with responsibility and positive contribution to their communities.
Living Together: Creating a Healthy and Collaborative Community Culture
A vibrant community doesn't happen by accident; it unfolds through shared commitment and shared care. This virtual workshop offers inspiration and tools for cultivating a culture of trust, collaboration, and belonging in which every adolescent has a place and purpose, providing reassurance and security.
AMI Orientation 12-18 (August 2026)
The AMI Orientation 12-18 is a 25 hour workshop that will be held entirely online, enabling participants to more effectively organize their studies to complement their schedules, as well as having access to AMI trained practitioners, and fellow participants from around the world.
Supporting Emotional Growth in Adolescents
Adolescence is a crucial period of emotional exploration. In this virtual workshop, we'll explore how educators can provide stability, empathy, and wise counsel, helping young people develop resilience, self-awareness, and the confidence to navigate life's complexities.
Identity, Justice & Belonging: Helping Adolescents Understand Themselves and Their World
As adolescents search for who they are, they also imagine the kind of world they hope to build. This virtual workshop explores pathways for nurturing empathy, critical consciousness, and authentic belonging, supporting young people as they grow into thoughtful, engaged global citizens.
Montessori Adolescent and Practitioners Symposium 2026
Join us online October 16-18, 2026 for the 8th annual Montessori Adolescent and Practitioners Symposium (MAPS)! Get ready to immerse yourself in engaging, thought-provoking, and inspiring sessions filled with incredible voices from the adolescent landscape.
AMI Orientation 12-18 Information Session
Join our AMI 12-18 Orientation information session to learn more about our 25-hour, fully virtual Orientation Workshop. Meet our team and discover how Train Montessori could be part of your Montessori journey.
Designing a Strong Learning Community: Structures, Shared Practices, and Daily Routines
Discover the power of creating a learning community where adolescents feel grounded, respected, and empowered. In this virtual workshop, we delve into the transformative potential of intentional structures and shared practices, which serve as the silent backbone that enables young people to take risks, lead with confidence, and uncover their evolving identities.
AMI Adolescent Diploma Course Information Session - November 10, 2025
Do you have questions about our next AMI Adolescent Diploma course? Let’s talk! Join a free information session to learn more about the course and to get all of your questions answered.
Welcome to X-Terms!
Ready to bring fresh energy to your adolescent program?
Join the X-Terms Workshop and explore how student-driven, experiential learning can transform your classroom.
X-Terms give students the chance to pursue meaningful projects with support from mentors, peers, and guides—fostering independence, creativity, and real-world connection.
You’ll leave the workshop inspired and equipped to help students turn big ideas into unforgettable learning experiences.
Adolescent Information Diploma Session - October 13, 2025
Do you have questions about our next AMI Adolescent Diploma course? Let’s talk! Join a free information session to learn more about the course and to get all of your questions answered.
MAPS conference
At MAPS, we are dedicated to supporting both adolescents and practitioners. Our workshops encourage peer-to-peer collaboration, providing practical advice, innovative solutions, and a wealth of inspiration and strategies for your community. By exploring the presentations, we hope to ignite your curiosity and encourage a deeper understanding of how the world interacts with adolescents and how adolescents approach the world.
Finding Your Stride : Practitioner Inquiry (June 2025)
Practitioner inquiry is a way for practitioners to research their own communities, know their students' and themselves more deeply, and use this knowledge to improve learning outcomes.
AMI Orientation 12-18 (April)
The AMI Orientation 12-18 is a 25 hour workshop that will be held entirely online, enabling participants to more effectively organize their studies to complement their schedules, as well as having access to AMI trained practitioners, and fellow participants from around the world.
MAPS Conference
At MAPS, we are dedicated to supporting both adolescents and practitioners. Our workshops encourage peer-to-peer collaboration, providing practical advice, innovative solutions, and a wealth of inspiration and strategies for your community. By exploring the presentations, we hope to ignite your curiosity and encourage a deeper understanding of how the world interacts with adolescents and how adolescents approach the world.
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AMI Orientation 12-18
The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) Orientation course is designed to provide administrators, educators, families, community members, and adolescents a broad, general understanding of foundational Montessori theory and methodology for working with adolescents between the ages of 12–18 years.
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AMI Adolescent Diploma Session
Are you passionate about guiding adolescents through their transformative years? Do you aspire to deepen your understanding and skills in Montessori education for this critical age group? If so, we invite you to our Information Session on the upcoming AMI Adolescent Diploma Course at Train Montessori.
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AMI Adolescent Diploma Session
Are you passionate about guiding adolescents through their transformative years? Do you aspire to deepen your understanding and skills in Montessori education for this critical age group? If so, we invite you to our Information Session on the upcoming AMI Adolescent Diploma Course at Train Montessori.
Learn More
AMI Adolescent Diploma Session
Are you passionate about guiding adolescents through their transformative years? Do you aspire to deepen your understanding and skills in Montessori education for this critical age group? If so, we invite you to our Information Session on the upcoming AMI Adolescent Diploma Course at Train Montessori.
Learn More
AMI Adolescent Diploma Session
Are you passionate about guiding adolescents through their transformative years? Do you aspire to deepen your understanding and skills in Montessori education for this critical age group? If so, we invite you to our Information Session on the upcoming AMI Adolescent Diploma Course at Train Montessori.
Learn More
AMI Orientation 12-18
The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) Orientation course is designed to provide administrators, educators, families, community members, and adolescents a broad, general understanding of foundational Montessori theory and methodology for working with adolescents between the ages of 12–18 years.
Learn More
Finding Your Stride - Practitioner Inquiry
The Train Montessori / MAPS team and the Center for Montessori Studies at University of Hartford are excited to host a joint venture supporting your inquiry work and practitioner research.
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Family Education Night Series
During this workshop, you will learn how to apply the Montessori principles to your own parenting style. Our expert facilitators will guide you through a variety of topics including: understanding the Montessori philosophy, creating a prepared environment at home, fostering independence and self-discipline, and supporting your adolescent’s natural development.
AMI Orientation 12-18
The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) Orientation course is designed to provide administrators, educators, families, community members, and adolescents a broad, general understanding of foundational Montessori theory and methodology for working with adolescents between the ages of 12–18 years.
Learn More
AMI Adolescent Diploma Information Session
Join our AMI 12-18 Diploma course information session to learn about our personalized and meaningful approach to supporting your professional goals as a Montessori adolescent practitioner. Meet our experienced instructors and discover how Train Montessori could be part of your Montessori journey. See you there!
MAPS (Montessori Adolescent Practitioner Symposium)
Join us online October 13-15, 2023 for comfortable five-hour sessions packed with inspirational voices across the adolescent landscape. Over a few days, you will hear from Montessori adolescents, practitioners, and researchers about their work and experiences in environments all over the world. This year, we are excited to add the Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) track that will be adolescent-led.
Orientation 12-18
The AMI Montessori 12–18 Orientation provides foundational Montessori theory and methodology for working with adolescents (12-18 years).
It will take place over seven weeks (October 8 - December 12), we will be meeting for live sessions every Tuesday from 8:00pm - 9:30pm EDT)
AMI Adolescent Diploma Information Session
Join our AMI 12-18 Diploma course information session to learn about our personalized and meaningful approach to supporting your professional goals as a Montessori adolescent practitioner. Meet our experienced instructors and discover how Train Montessori could be part of your Montessori journey. See you there!
AMI Adolescent Diploma Information Session
Join our AMI 12-18 Diploma course information session to learn about our personalized and meaningful approach to supporting your professional goals as a Montessori adolescent practitioner. Meet our experienced instructors and discover how Train Montessori could be part of your Montessori journey. See you there!
Welcome to X-terms!
Train Montessori and The Math Institute are excited to host a joint workshop this summer inspiring practitioners to experiment with experiential Terms (X-terms). Here, students will learn to be independent and take full ownership of the process, including working through logistics, the challenges of functioning in a group, finances, and identifying outcomes.
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Orientation 12-18
The AMI Montessori 12–18 Orientation provides foundational Montessori theory and methodology for working with adolescents (12-18 years).
It will take place over seven weeks (August 20 - October 17), we will be meeting for live sessions every Tuesday from 8:00pm - 9:30pm EDT)
Freedom and Purpose in Montessori Education
Join Train Montessori for Freedom and Purpose in Montessori Education, a free 90-minute workshop in which Montessori students, past and present, discuss their adolescent program experiences. In this student-centered workshop, graduates and current adolescent program participants will discuss the aspects of their Montessori educations that were most meaningful and personally impactful to them, and why. A short introduction by experienced, AMI-trained Montessori guides Tree Sturman and Kristina Weidenfeller, will be followed by a facilitated, virtual panel discussion with several former and current students at the Children's House Montessori Jr. High in Traverse City, Michigan.
Registration is now closed.
AMI Adolescent Virtual Orientation 12-18
Train Montessori is now offering Orientation 12-18 that is delivered entirely online. Our hope with our digital approach is it will fit better within your lifestyle and open pathways for global participation. Orientation 12-18, formerly known as the Assistants Course, has been renamed by AMI to more accurately reflect the course content. Over the duration of nine weeks (60 hours), participants will be provided an overview of essential Montessori principles and background information necessary to meet the developmental needs of adolescents.
Registration is now closed.
AMI Adolescent Introductory Workshop
Train Montessori is offering an AMI Adolescent Introductory Workshop (25 hours) that is delivered entirely online. Our hope with our digital approach is it will fit better within your lifestyle and open pathways for global participation. Over the duration of 25 hours together, participants will be provided an overview of essential Montessori principles and background information necessary to meet the developmental needs of adolescents.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
AMI Adolescent Virtual Orientation 12-18
Orientation 12-18, formerly known as the Assistants Course, have been renamed by AMI to more accurately reflect the course content. Over the duration of ten weeks, participants will be provided an overview of essential Montessori principles and background information necessary to meet the developmental needs of adolescents. Participants who complete the course requirements will receive an AMI Certificate of Completion. Prior AMI Montessori training at the early childhood or elementary levels will enhance the orientation experience but is not a prerequisite. Lecturers, presenters, and practitioners include AMI trainers and AMI trained practitioners with extensive experience in the field of Montessori adolescent work and have previously worked on the Orientation to Adolescent Studies in Huntsburg, Ohio (now the International Montessori Training Institute). Faculty advisors individually assist course participants to reach an understanding of Montessori theory and practices and to help them apply those principles to their own community, location, and circumstances. Participants can shape their specialized backgrounds (in math, science, humanities) as part of a total Montessori vision, allowing them to design an adolescent program that addresses their unique combinations of students, faculty, site, and administration at their schools.
Tuition and Fees
We realize that applicants have different abilities to pay, so we have instituted tiered pricing to make Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) training and workshops affordable to as many individuals and schools as possible. We ask that you look at the rate descriptions below, assess your financial situation, and make a determination about which rate you are able and willing to pay.
We believe in Montessori, the pathways it opens, and in the way it unlocks potential in children and adults, strengthens schools and our community. We want to remove as many barriers as we can.
The choice is entirely yours and in NO WAY influences the experience during the program itself.
**REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
This rate covers the direct cost of the Training/ workshop itself. It does not include overall marketing, rent, basic utilities or any general organization overhead.
This is the true market rate and covers all organization expenses as well as organization overhead, IT, etc.
Virtual AMI Adolescent Introductory Workshop
The Adolescent Introductory Workshop is a 35 hour workshop that will be held entirely online, enabling participants to more effectively organize their studies to complement their schedules, as well as having access to AMI trained practitioners, and fellow participants from around the world. During this workshop, participants will be provided with broad, general understanding of foundational Montessori theory and methodology for working with adolescents (12-18 years).