Do you want a good start for your Montessori team?

Well prepared assistants, who know what to expect, can make the difference between a classroom that functions at its full potential and one that is in survival mode.

The Start for assistants Workshop will help your Montessori assistants step into the classroom confidently, because they will know what to expect and will understand the importance of their role in the classroom.

The workshop will be held by me, Simona Anton, AMI Montessori guide, with experience in Montessori environments in Romania and Vietnam. Throughout my experience I have worked with over 5 assistants, in different languages and with varied personalities. I have learned to identify and answer the assistants' needs, understanding their extremely important role in the classroom.

What will the assistants learn?

The workshop will have 4 modules (2 hours/module), each with a specific theme useful in the assistants' preparation.

• Module 1: basic principles applied in the Montessori environment

  Important principles in applying the method in the classroom, with practical applicability that form the basis of a healthy interaction with children.

• Module 2: The assistant’s responsibilities

  Specific responsibilities, corresponding to each of the discussed principles.

  What can you, the assistant, do to make sure those principles are respected?

• Module 3: Communicating with the children and the adults in the classroom

  Ways of approaching the child, in specific situations

  How to communicate efficiently with the adults in the classroom?

• Module 4: Ways of handling difficult situations

  Approaching specific problematic situations and finding ways to act in a healthy manner, respecting the child and communicating with the other adults.

This workshop is held online and consists in live meetings, not in recorded courses.

After finishing the workshop, the assistants will receive an e-book, containing all the main information discussed throughout our meetings.

Offer this start for your assistants, so that they can be prepared to work in a Montessori environment!