Parimala Thipparty runs a Montessori school for rural children in Gopalpet, Telangana State, India. This video shows the school and its activities.
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Terry Ford presented on the East Dallas Communities Schools, from the origin to the replication of a successful private model into the public sector, elaborating on the lessons learned along the way.
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Molly O’Shaughnessy, from the Montessori Training Center of Minnesota, shared her experiences building schools in low-income communities.
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Thursday, 6 August 2015
Mary Caroline Parker presented the Bachman Lake story. The Montessori based initiative began in 2008 and has grown to include youth work, housing, immigrant services, education, health services, mentoring, leadership training, and AMI training. Partnerships and rigorous assessment are crucial. Being open to community needs is integral to the success of these projects.
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Monday, 10 August 2015
Sandrine Mallet spoke on KidsRFuture, an initiative that establishes partnerships between schools. Her presentation showed schools in Argentina, Cambodia, Thailand, Nepal, Mexico that are connected with other schools providing resources and support.
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Thursday, 13 August 2015
Connie Carballo and Marisa Sioli presented the work of Fundacion Argentina Maria Montessori (FAMM). FAMM has helped establish 10 private preschools, 12 projects serving children at risk, 2 pilot projects in the public sector, 8 Montessori initiatives in poor communities partnering with NGOs and parent workshops for illiterate parents. FAMM is currently the only training centre in South America.
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Wednesday, 5 August 2015
Eve Annecke shared the story of the Sustainability Institute, focussing on the sustainable community that has been set up in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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Thursday, 6 August 2015
Kathleen Guinan shared the work of Crossway community, a Montessori family-centered intervention. Crossway focuses on the broader specrum of life, as it entails an organic garden and a social entrepeneurship programme, next to implementing a 0-9 Montessori programme.
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Tuesday, 9 August 2016
Charo Alarcón presented the application of Montessori Principles for Communities in Poverty. Her work with Lumin Education is based on the twin ideas of ‘Start Young’ and ‘Involve Parents’.
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Tuesday, 2 August 2016
Monica Ferri spoke on changing her career to establish the Fundación Dejemos Huellas to support low-income children. She then told the story of the development of her own school, the Escuela Monte Carmelo in Quito, Ecuador.
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