Peace Workshop

July 28-30, 2009

As you begin another school year, wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to empower your children with the language and techniques they need to resolve their conflicts peacefully?

Come and join us in beautiful Carmel to expand your understanding of Montessori’s vision for peace through education. Take some time off to enjoy the natural beauty in this exquisite part of California, and learn techniques for finding your own inner peace. Come away from this workshop with a deeper understanding of how the education for peace curriculum is interwoven into Montessori’s cosmic education, and the practical ability to use the Peace Table and Peace Mandala in your classroom. We will also review and practice exercises in non-violent communication and conflict resolution for the 3 to 6 year old. Learn about Montessori’s view of the profound nature of peace, and explore her work Education and Peace. We will also learn peace songs that you can use with your own students—bring your tape recorders!

DATES and LOCATION:

Tuesday July 28, 10:30 AM—7:30 PM

Wednesday July 29, 10:00 AM—5:30 PM

Thursday July 30, 9:30 AM—12:30 PM

Villa Angelica, 27951 Highway 1, Carmel

COST:

3– Day Workshops with Lunch & Tuesday Dinner $195

Tues. & Weds. Nights (overnight plus breakfast) $200

SPEAKERS:

The guest speaker will be Rev. Jim Nisbet, a Native American and pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Spreckels, California. Father Nisbet has taught parishioners, prisoners, seminarians, and university students. A much-requested speaker, he has brought his Scriptural insights, factual information, and humor to workshops and conferences on four continents. Father Jim received his formal education at the University of San Diego, the University of Saint Paul in Ottawa, and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He was ordained in 1969.

The workshop will be facilitated by the Director of the Maria Montessori Teacher Training Center, Rebecca Keith, M.A.. Ms. Keith has Montessori certification at both the primary and elementary levels and has been training teachers through the MMTTC since 1981. She founded and has been administrating her own school, One World Montessori School, since 1979. She also co-founded the Montessori Phoenix Projects, which brings free Montessori training and materials to some of the most impoverished regions of the world.

Joining Rebecca will be Sister Christina Trudeau, Ed.D., a renowned AMS Director of Training and “Living Legacy” of Montessori. Sister Christina has been teaching for over 55 years and has been instrumental in establishing eight different Montessori and non-Montessori teaching programs worldwide. She is a proponent of Education for Peace and has extensive experience training teachers, especially in missionary areas.

For more information and the registration form, please contact the MMTTC. Deadline to register is July 24 (limited to 15 participants).

Or click here to download the application form.

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