Module 1 - Returning to the Source: Vision, Integrity, and Authenticity in Montessori Practice
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Ten sessions of foundations. The work that makes everything else possible.
“The art of following the child begins with the art of seeing; learning to recognise the needs, interests, and potential that are already unfolding before us.”
Module 1 is an invitation to deepen your understanding of what it means to be a Montessori guide in practice.
Together we explore the foundations that underpin everything else: observation, normalisation, concentration, choice, and the role of the adult.
Through this journey, you will develop greater trust in the child, in the process of development, and in your own capacity to recognise and respond to what is unfolding before you.
It is a path of growth, insight, and discovery that allows the child to reveal the way.
Module 1 is where everything begins. The work that follows in Modules 2 to 6 is built directly on what we establish here.
WHAT YOU WILL WALK AWAY WITH
By the end of Module 1 you will be able to:
TEN SESSIONS COVERINGÂ
A complete arc, session by session.
The Seven P's
Karen's framework for understanding the qualities, relationships, and responsibilities that define the Montessori guide's role, and what makes Montessori fundamentally different as an educational approach.
Normalisation
The most important and most misunderstood idea in Montessori theory.
Observation as a science
How to watch without disturbing, and why the adult's presence is so often the greatest obstacle to concentration.
Work curves
The guide's primary tool for tracking and following the individual child.
The four stages of development
A framework that changes how you read every child in your community.
The role of the guide
Inner qualities, team roles, self-preparation, and the live work curve in practice.
The role of the guide -part two
Continue to explore and deepen the significant part this plays on our interactions and responses with the children.
The art of the presentation
How to deliver a gift specifically wrapped for a specific child.
Attention and concentration
How it develops, what threatens it, and how the guide protects it.
The development of choice and decision-making
How to recognise the different forms of choice within the community and support the child's gradual movement towards conscious decision-making and self-direction.
WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH EVERY SESSION
Each of the ten sessions comes with the following.
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Recorded Videos
Approximately 60 minutes of Karen coaching a small group of guides.
Key Learning Points
Consolidate the key ideas; useful in team conversations and mentor meetings.
Session Chapters
A timestamped guide to every key moment in the recording, so you can navigate back to exactly what you need.
FROM THE COMMUNITY
What guides are saying.
Karen's clarity around normalisation reshaped how I prepare the environment each morning. The children settled in ways I hadn't seen before.
Karen delivers the lessons with great clarity and confidence. She explains each step clearly and systematically, making the content easy to follow and understand.
Karen commands her topic with authority and delivers it flawlessly, making complex ideas clear and actionable.
