News & Events
Children’s Day: A Montessori Celebration of Children
Portland’s living room, Pioneer Square, will host Children’s Day on July 7th, 2012: A Montessori celebration of children showcasing working Montessori classrooms with children from Portland Montessori schools, toddler up through adolescent environments, housed under large tents. More info to follow!
2011/12 School Survey
Here is a copy of the Survey Results from our initial round of information gathering in the Pacific Northwest. This survey will be refined and offered in upcoming years, to help schools and individuals become familiar with salary levels, benefits, and school structures.
AMI Montessori Orientation to Adolescent Studies 2012
Learn more about the NAMTA sponsored Orientation to Adolescent Studies (ages 12 – 18), offered in Cleveland, Ohio. This summer, the course is June 25 – July 27th.
The AMI Montessori Orientation to Adolescent Studies builds an integrated holistic view of the Montessori adolescent in relation to Montessori psychology, methodology, and philosophy. Content is presented within the context of Montessori’s educational syllabus. 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. AMI Montessori training in early childhood or elementary levels will enhance the orientation experience, but is not a prerequisite.
Visit their website to learn more.
Montessori International Congress 2013
Montessori International Congress: Guided by Nature
Check the Congress website to learn how you can be involved.
Save the Dates: July 31st – August 3rd, 2013
Portland, Oregon
Montessori Institute Northwest Open House
Visit the Montessori Institute Northwest training center for teachers! Saturday, April 28th from 1pm – 4pm.
The Montessori Institute Northwest is host to a series of open houses in the spring. These are wonderful opportunities to come see our specially prepared environments for children and meet our current students. You will be able to tour our facility and see presentations of Montessori materials at the Assistants to Infancy, Primary and Elementary levels.
Teachers from the local community will be on hand to answer your questions. And we will be happy to provide information about our teacher training courses.
February/March Forza Vitale
Read the Forza Vitale sharing the history and unique aspects of Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School, by Melissa Harbert
OMA Spring Tea Celebration
Please, join us for a special Spring Tea gathering on May 6th, from 2 – 4pm, at the All Saints Episcopal Church at 4033 SE Woodstock Blvd. We will honor soon-to-be graduates from the teacher training courses and present the OMA Outstanding Dedication Award and the Susie Huston Memorial Award. We have a board member working on a tribute to Susie Huston to share more about her life and work as an elementary guide in Corvallis.
This year, the Susie Huston Memorial Award is being presented to Jennifer Lyons of Childpeace Montessori. The OMA Outstanding Dedication Award recipient is Mercedes Castle, founder of AllRoads Learning Community. To contribute to their scrapbooks, contact OMA at
Plan to join us for refreshments, conversation, and time to catch-up with friends. RSVP, so we may prepare your tea!
Let us know if you’d like to volunteer to help set-up or clean-up. Contact Jennifer at
OMA Administrator’s Meeting
Join us at Ate-Oh-Ate for an Administrator’s Meeting at 2:00pm, Wednesday, April 4th.
OMA welcomes all administrators to join together and support one another, sharing questions and wisdom.
Details on the agenda items will follow. Contact Andrea Ludlow with questions: email:
